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Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday in response to rising pressure from student-led protests.
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NYTimes – World NYT
India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
TIME
‘Cockroach Movement’ Forces Out India’s Education Minister
Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday in response to rising pressure from student-led protests.
BBC News – World BBC
India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits
The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.
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Euronews
India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.
NPR – World NPR
India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth?
Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in office
BBC News – World BBC
Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education minister
NYTimes – World NYT
India’s Education Minister Steps Down, Handing Win to Protesters
With Dharmendra Pradhan offering his resignation, the student protest movement achieved a major victory against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Guardian
India’s education minister resigns amid Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, in major victory for protesters India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation…
Sky News – World Sky
