Worry in UP BJP over student protests as pitch grows for damage control before 2027

Students stage a protest in support of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) over their various demands, in Prayagraj on Saturday. (ANI Photo) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced fast-track courts and a tough new law to punish those behind exam paper leaks, Union Minister and UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary on Friday met a group of students, who cleared the NEET exam, and their parents in Lucknow, assuring them that the Modi government’s “top priority” was students and that it was taking various decisions in their interest. Speaking on the occasion, Chaudhary said, “Students do not belong to paksh or vipaksh (ruling side or the Opposition)”. He, however, admitted that “paper leak is a problem”.In this interaction with over two dozen medical aspirants, Chaudhary also claimed, “Dozen