Activists hold a celebration at Kaloor in Ernakulam on Saturday to mark the success of the student protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
| Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin
Political parties, youth organisations and innumerable others joined the victory celebrations of the student-led agitation in New Delhi which culminated in the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, by hosting solidarity meets at different parts of the city, on Saturday (July 25, 2026).The Ernakulam District Congress Committee (DCC) staged ‘Janadhipathya Sangamam’ while the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) took out a victory march in the city.Inaugurating the Congress meet at Rajendra Maidan, Kunnathunad MLA V.P. Sajeendran hailed the protesters for forcing the Union minister to step down, while adding that the issues concerning the NEET question paper leak were yet to be resolved. “All the culprits behind the paper leaks must be brought before the law and punished in an exemplary manner. The Congress will launch more aggressive protests if the Centre fails to take strict action against the culprits, especially since several other examinations are pending,” Mr. Sajeendran said. DCC President and Kochi MLA Mohammed Shiyas, who chaired the meet, termed the Minister’s resignation ‘a victory of democracy’.Congress activists, led by MLAs T.J. Vinod and Anwar Sadath and Kochi Mayor V.K. Minimol and other leaders, took out a victory procession from Menaka Junction to the Gandhi Statue at Rajendra Maidan, ahead of the meet.
