00:00India's Education Minister Dharamendra Pradhan has resigned from his post after weeks of mounting
00:05pressure over a national exam scandal. It was one of the biggest concessions yet by the Modi
00:10government to a youth-led protest movement that has swept across the country. In a post on social
00:15media, Pradhan said he had asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept his resignation, adding
00:20that the controversy had left him deeply pained. Meanwhile, protesters celebrated the minister's
00:26resignation calling it a major victory for the movement. The demonstrations are among India's
00:35biggest since the farmers' protest of 2020. They have been driven by anger over repeated
00:41paper leaks, recruitment irregularities and delays that have shaken confidence in the system.
00:47For weeks, Modi resisted calls to remove Pradhan and instead unveiled a series of measures to
00:52address the crisis as pressure on his government intensified. But while Pradhan's resignation was
00:57one of the Kauk Rujanta Party's key demands, many demonstrators also directed their anger at Modi,
01:03reflecting broader dissatisfaction with his government. Now the Kauk Rujanta Party has
01:08called off the protest. A spokesperson said that the government agreed to withdraw police
01:13cases against the demonstrators, while discussions on compensation for affected families will continue.
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