Education minister concedes to ‘Cockroach’ demands, resigns

After weeks of protests, India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has stepped down. His resignation is a win for the youth-led “Cockroach” movement, which had called for his removal over alleged exam irregularities.

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India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after nationwide youth-led protests over alleged irregularities in major exams. Demonstrators organised by the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party  (CJP) demanded education reforms, compensation for affected students and the withdrawal of cases against protesters. After renewed talks, the government accepted the group’s demands, prompting CJP to end the demonstrations. The protests became one of the most significant challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration since his 2024 re-election.

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