Amit Shah Meets PM Modi After Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns
Following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Home Minister Amit Shah met with Prime Minister Modi to discuss the political fallout. The resignation was a primary demand of student protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party.
Why it matters
The resignation marks a significant political concession by the government in response to widespread public pressure over examination integrity.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid massive student protests over paper leaks. Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, who had held talks with the students multiple times over the past week, will soon meet Shah, it is learnt.The developments follow Padhan's resignation amid massive monthlong protests in the heart of the Delhi, ripples of which were heard across the nation.Live Updates: Dharmendra Pradhan ResignsLed by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the students' main demand was Pradhan's resignation, besides assurances of no legal action against the protesters and compensation for the families of NEET aspirants who had died by suicide after the latest paper leak.While the government had accepted the latter two demands, there was…
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