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Sustained youth protests moved from exam-leak grievances to wider unemployment and distrust, forcing the education minister to resign and compelling Modi to reverse course. The concessions challenged the government’s image of political invulnerability before major elections.
Authorities combined restrictions, policing, protest-linked cases, and social media takedowns against demonstrators, while evidence of pellet injuries and an improperly filed case intensified scrutiny. Modi’s call to forgive students introduced a conciliatory counterline without resolving questions about official accountability.
Opponents of ethanol-blended fuel began adapting the student movement’s organizing model, seeking to connect fuel and livelihood concerns to a broader campaign. The effort remained an emerging test rather than an established parallel movement.
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