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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests

A crowd of young people smiling and raising their hands
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janata party in Delhi celebrate after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government.

In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation to the prime minister after student pressure.

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