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.
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25/07/2026 - 17:39 GMT+2
India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday after weeks of mass youth-led protests over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
"I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
"I have sent my resignation letter to the prime minister," Pradhan said in his letter in Hindi.
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