'Turned his car around and drove away': Mamata's swipe at PM Modi over CJP Parliament march
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a violent protest march by the CJP movement in Delhi. The movement is demanding the resignation of the Union education minister over various controversies, including the NEET paper leak.
Why it matters
The incident underscores ongoing political tensions in India regarding education policy and the government's handling of student-led protests.
NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the prime minister "turned his car around and drove away" as a section of CJP protesters neared the Parliament complex during their march a day earlier."You saw what happened in Delhi yesterday, atrocity committed against students," she said, adding, "I heard from Parliament that the PM turned his car around and drove away."Banerjee also said she would join the CJP protest if needed.The CJP, an online satirical movement that emerged after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's alleged "cockroaches" remark about unemployed youth, has been protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar—the capital's designated protest site—since June 21.The group is demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the…
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