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India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns

Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.

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00:02India's Education Minister Darmendra Pradhan has announced his resignation
00:06following weeks of mass youth-led protests over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in
00:11the education system. The social media-driven cockroach Janta Party leading the protests
00:16said after Pradhan's resignation that older demands had been met in another round of talks
00:21and that they were calling off the protests. Pradhan's resignation marks the first significant
00:26concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to one of the most visible waves
00:30of public dissent it has faced in recent years. News of Pradhan's resignation sparked celebrations
00:36among the thousands of protesters who have camped at New Delhi's protest site for more than a month.
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