Woman stands in front of Mumbai Police vehicle during CJP protest, video goes viral
A young woman has become a prominent face of the Cockroach Janta Party protests in Mumbai after a video of her confronting police went viral. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak.
Why it matters
The incident highlights growing student-led civil unrest and the use of social media to amplify political dissent against government officials.
MUMBAI: A young woman who stood her ground in front of a Mumbai Police vehicle during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest has emerged as one of the defining faces of the agitation.The video of Rhiya Ahir, 27, confronting police officers has gone viral across social media.In the viral clip, Ahir is seen standing before a police vehicle, raising slogans and questioning the police response to the student-led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, news agency PTI reported."I understand that they are doing their job, but they are not doing it responsibly. If they don't behave responsibly, we must take responsibility for our citizens. What they did with students in Delhi was wrong, and they have to own up," she says in the video.She further demanded that Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan either resign or directly engage with the protesters."We cannot go to Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
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