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Leaders of ‘Cockroach’ movement begin talks with Indian government
Open this photo in gallery:Supporters of India's Cockroach Janata Party chant slogans during an ongoing protest in New Delhi on Friday.Bhawika Chhabra/ReutersLeaders of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement began talks with the government on Friday to try and resolve a face-off over national examination paper leaks although they will not halt nationwide protests, a spokesperson for the group said.The talks between two senior government ministers and two leaders of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at the Constitution Club near parliament came hours after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike overnight.The meeting has raised hopes that the two sides could be moving toward a breakthrough in the crisis in which tens of thousands of angry youth have converged on the ca
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