Student movement at Jantar Mantar created worldwide stir, NYT, BBC and Guardian raised sharp questions on lathi charge and government’s silence.

The ongoing student movement at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over rigging in recruitment examinations and education reforms led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has now made headlines globally. The police clashes, tear gas shells and lathicharge that took place during the march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament have been prominently covered by the world’s leading international newspapers and news channels. Foreign media say that despite strict police action and lathi charge, thousands of students are standing at Jantar Mantar and are not ready to retreat.

‘Stacks were fired, blood was shed, but students still stood’: New York Times and Guardian

American newspaper New York Times (NYT) wrote in its report that the blood of the protesters was shed at Jantar Mantar, batons were fired and tear gas shells were fired, but the courage of the youth did not break and they came out on the streets again the next day of the Parliament march. The British newspaper The Guardian wrote that even heavy police action failed to suppress the anger of the youth. Both international media houses reported that this movement is no longer limited to just recruitment exams and education reforms, but the youth are expressing their anger against the government over the country’s democratic accountability.

BBC and Al Jazeera raised questions on police action and PM’s silence

British media organization BBC alleged in its coverage that women were not spared during the Delhi Police action and many women protesters were treated harshly. At the same time, Qatar’s news channel Al Jazeera focused on the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on this big student movement and the support given by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. Al Jazeera, quoting experts, wrote that this protest has sparked a new debate on the accountability of the government, while the Pakistani newspaper ‘Dawn’ wrote that this development has given the opposition a big political opportunity to make inroads among the young voters and corner the government.