Opposition parties shut down Indian parliament in solidarity with ‘cockroach’ protests

Proceedings suspended as politicians call for Modi government to address police violence and education scandals

India's opposition parties have shut down parliament in a protest calling for the resignation of the education minister, in solidarity with the new youth-led cockroach" movement.

Opposition politicians, led by the Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, gathered outside the parliament building in Delhi on Wednesday, many dressed in black and waving placards calling on Dharmendra Pradhan to quit.