Supporters of the youth-led political movement Cockroach Janta Party celebrate the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA
July 25 (UPI) -- India's education minister resigned Saturday amid a scandal that led hundreds of thousands of young people and students to the streets in one of the country's largest protests.
Demonstrations began in New Delhi in early June, after it came to light that answers to one of the country's most prestigious college-entrance exams, taken by millions of students, had been leaked.
At least a dozen students died by suicide after the government announced they would have to retake the exam.
The protests, organized by the youth-led Cockroach Janata Party, swelled to hundreds of thousands of people across the nation early this week, forcing the hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
