Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned, bowing to weeks of political and public pressure over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.His resignation comes after a sustained campaign by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which had made his ouster a central demand of its protest movement.In his resignation letter, Pradhan said the past ten days had troubled him deeply, insisting this was never about personal prestige. He said he could not let India's youth get trapped in a "cycle of confusion," and did not want any student's future entangled in legal complications. He thanked the Prime Minister for his guidance and support, and said national service remained the highest priority of his life.

In a major protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party, thousands of supporters and demonstrators have called for Pradhan's resignation. | India News

Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as union education minister amid massive uproar | India News

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This action follows over a month of student-led protests concerning the…

Union Education Minister Dharmandra Pradhan resigns amid nationwide youth protests over examination paper leaks.

Pradhan thanked Prime Minister Modi for granting him the opportunity