New Delhi. India's Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned on Saturday following days of nationwide youth-led protests over examination paper leaks, marking a significant setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
The demonstrations, centred at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, were triggered by the leak of a high-profile medical college entrance examination held in May. The scandal forced authorities to cancel the results and organise a fresh test, affecting about two million candidates.
Thousands of protesters gathered at the capital's main protest site to celebrate after Mr Pradhan announced his resignation, chanting patriotic slogans, waving the Indian flag and distributing sweets. The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which organised the demonstrations, declared an end to the protests after reaching an agreement with the government.
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