OPPOSITION PARTIES SHUT DOWN INDIAN PARLIAMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH ‘COCKROACH’ PROTESTS
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WHAT HAPPENED
Proceedings suspended as politicians call for Modi government to address police violence and education scandals India’s opposition parties have shut down parliament in a protest calling for the resignation of the… Opposition politicians, led by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, gathered outside the parliament building in Delhi on Wednesday, many dressed in black and waving placards calling on Dharmendra Pradhan to quit.
According to India | The Guardian, Proceedings suspended as politicians call for Modi government to address police violence and education scandals India’s opposition parties have shut down parliament in a protest calling for the resignation of the…
The available RSS description adds: Opposition politicians, led by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, gathered outside the parliament building in Delhi on Wednesday, many dressed in black and waving placards calling on Dharmendra Pradhan to quit.
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Primary report: India | The Guardian
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- India | The Guardian: Proceedings suspended as politicians call for Modi government to address police violence and education scandals India’s opposition parties have shut down parliament in a protest calling for the resignation of the…
- India | The Guardian: Opposition politicians, led by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, gathered outside the parliament building in Delhi on Wednesday, many dressed in black and waving placards calling on Dharmendra Pradhan to quit.
- Deutsche Welle: India's opposition MPs are resounding the protesters' demands for the resignation of the education minister.
- Deutsche Welle: Pradhan has finally addressed the protests calling on him to step down.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: India | The Guardian (open the original report)
- India | The Guardian
- Deutsche Welle
STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE
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- 22/07/2026, 03:48 RELATED COVERAGE RAHUL GANDHI DETAINED AND PULLED ON TO BUS AFTER CALLING FOR PM MODI TO RESIGN – VIDEO (India | The Guardian • 8 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 22/07/2026, 08:36 RELATED COVERAGE INDIA NEWS: OPPOSITION STEPS UP PRESSURE AMID 'COCKROACH' PROTESTS (Deutsche Welle • 3 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 22/07/2026, 11:04 PRIMARY FEED OPPOSITION PARTIES SHUT DOWN INDIAN PARLIAMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH ‘COCKROACH’ PROTESTS (India | The Guardian • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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