Friday, May 12, 2006

Medical Students Protest in India

Candle wax is seen melted on a medical students hand whilst participating in a candlelight vigil at the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 30, 2006. The students held the vigil in protest against the federal government's move to reserve seats for lower castes in professional colleges. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

Medical students participate in a candlelight vigil at the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 30, 2006. The students held the vigil in protest against the federal government's move to reserve seats for lower castes in professional colleges. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

Indian police use water cannons to disperse medical students during a protest in New Delhi May 12, 2006. Thousands of students protested against the federal government's proposal of increasing to nearly 50 percent the quota for members of so-called backward castes wanting to attend universities and other leading academic institutions. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Indian police use water cannon to disperse medical students during a protest in New Delhi May 12, 2006. Thousands of students protested against the federal government's proposal of increasing to nearly 50 percent the quota for members of so-called backward castes wanting to attend universities and other leading academic institutions. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Indian police use water cannon to disperse medical students during a protest in New Delhi May 12, 2006. Thousands of students protested against the federal government's proposal of increasing to nearly 50 percent the quota for members of so-called backward castes wanting to attend universities and other leading academic institutions. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Police use water canon to disperse protesting medical students in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 12, 2006. Police on Friday used water cannons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of medical students who tried to march to the prime minister's office, protesting a government proposal to reserve seats for lower castes in professional colleges. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

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