Cockroach protests: India's Modi vows to reform exam system, punish officials over leaks | ABC News

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first public comments since the widespread protests led by the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party over the leak of exam papers. A day after the country's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, Mr. Modi vowed to fast-track the court process to punish those responsible and announced a new task force to oversee exam reforms. It's a rare concession for the ruling BJP, but is it enough to satisfy those who've been demanding change? Soni Mishra, deputy editor at Frontline magazine, joined The World's Girish Sawlani to discuss the reactions to PM Modi's social media address.

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