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Massive students' protest at Azad Maidan over paper leaks; Cockroach Janta Party founder Dipke's parents criticise PM Modi

Mumbai, Jul 18 (UNI) A protest by students and youth against exam paper leaks at Mumbai's Azad Maidan in South Mumbai, which has been going on since last Saturday, has grown larger after several people from other parts of Maharashtra began camping at the venue, demanding the resignations of union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke's father compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with World War II era German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler on Saturday while expressing concern for the agitating students.
Speaking to media persons at Darashiv, in the south-eastern part of Maharashtra called Marathwada, Abhijeet Dipke's father said, "There are tears in my eyes. Does this government think that these students are from Pakistan? They are Indian students. This person (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) should not act so ruthlessly. It seems that power has gone to his head, just like it had happened to Hitler. Such intoxication of power can be removed only by the people in a democracy".
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