New Delhi, July 25 (EFE).- Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, conceding the main demand of the youth-led weeks of nationwide protests over alleged examination leaks and irregularities that have shaken the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The resignation came just hours before the deadline set by the movement for the government to meet its demands.
“I have submitted my resignation to the Hon’ble Prime Minister,” the minister wrote in a letter addressed to the protesting youth that he posted on his X account.
He said he was stepping down because he did not want that anti-national forces “take advantage of” the situation following the widespread protests in New Delhi and other cities of the country.
The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement holds Pradhan politically responsible for the alleged leaks and irregularities in examinations such as NEET-UG, India’s national medical entrance examination and one of the country’s most competitive tests.
