Watch: Moment Abhijeet Dipke Got The Call That Dharmendra Pradhan Had Quit
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after a month-long student protest led by the CJP over NEET paper leaks. The movement successfully pressured the government to address exam irregularities and student welfare concerns.
Why it matters
The resignation represents a rare successful outcome for a grassroots student movement against a high-ranking government official.
It's official.Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has quit, over a month after a student-led protest demanding his resignation began at Jantar Mantar.The movement, led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), had spread from Delhi to other parts of India, with protesters citing exam irregularities and NEET paper leaks as the reason for their anger.The mood at Jantar Mantar turned emotional the moment word of the resignation reached the protest site, the same spot where the movement started on June 20. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke posted a video on Instagram showing the moment he received the news. Follow live updatesView this post on InstagramThe 3-minute clip begins with Dipke taking a phone call as the crowd around him cheers. He then picks up the microphone and announces, "Long Live Student Power. We have done it!"
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