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'Salute demonstrators ... Modi-Shah too will go': Oppn on Pradhan's exit

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'Salute demonstrators ... Modi-Shah too will go': Oppn on Pradhan's exit
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Indian opposition leaders are celebrating the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following student protests over exam irregularities. The move is being framed by critics as a significant political setback for the Modi government.

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Reflects ongoing political tensions in India regarding education policy and government accountability.

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NEW DELHI: The opposition on Saturday hailed the youth protesters after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following massive student demonstrations demanding his resignation over the alleged NEET (UG) paper leak and other education-related issues.The resignation came ahead of the third round of talks between the government and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), an online satirical platform spearheading the protests at Jantar Mantar, Delhi's designated site for public demonstrations.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge credited both the students and the "united opposition.""India's ‘Students' Echo’ has finally reached the threshold of the arrogant power. This is the victory of our millions of youth who raised their voices on the streets across the country to fix the education system. This is the victory of truth and the defeat of Mr. Modi's stubbornness. This is the victory of all those families who lost their blood, their children, because this government is corrupt.

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