Crime & Law · India
Youth Protest Over NEET Exam Sees Clashes, Arrests, and Solidarity
Protests erupted across India concerning the NEET exam, with thousands participating in demonstrations. In Delhi, a protest at Jantar Mantar saw clashes, resulting in an Assistant Commissioner of Police being injured by stone-pelting. Police arrested three Muslim men in Assam for allegedly planning a protest in solidarity with the youth movement. In Kolkata, a lathi-charge occurred during a protest. Left-leaning outlets highlighted the judiciary's role in checking police excess and reported on detentions and solidarity protests in Assam. Right-leaning outlets focused on the stone-pelting incident and the injury to a police officer.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 5 · Centre 9 · Right 3 n = 17
- Left (5): Newslaundry, Scroll.in, The News Minute, The Telegraph (India), The Wire
- Centre (9): Hindustan Times, Mathrubhumi English, NDTV, Telangana Today, The Free Press Journal, The Indian Express, The New Indian Express, The Quint, The Times of India
- Right (3): Firstpost, India Today, Republic World
- International (5): Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle, France 24, Reuters