India’s education minister resigns after mass protests by Cockroach movement
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal in major victory for youth political movementIndia’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing...
By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi · The Guardian World
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal in major victory for youth political movement India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation to the prime minister after student pressure. Continue reading...