New Delhi, July 25 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday welcomed Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as a major step towards reforming the education system, while congratulating students for their protests.

He also called on farmers, labourers, and other sections of society to stand up for their rights through constitutional means, saying the time had come to remove the government.

Taking to X, Gandhi, who met a section of protesting students at his 10 Janpath residence earlier today, posted a video in which he termed Pradhan's resignation as a "huge step" toward rebuilding the country's education system.

The Congress MP captioned the video message on X by writing, "Dharmendra Pradhan's resigna...