Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education minister

Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education minister . Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education ministerCloseProtesters in India are celebrating after the resignation of the country's education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Tens of thousands of young people had been demonstrating in Delhi, demanding Pradhan resign after exam paper leaks and testing irregularities.

Now Pradhan has resigned, the protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have been called off. CJP is a national movement born out of a satirical campaign, rather than an actual party, and has faced heavy police crackdowns.Read more here.SubsectionAsiaPublished25 JulyShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsIndiaFollow Indiaclose panelYou are now following IndiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description