PANJIM, July 26 -- Students, youth, and activists celebrated the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, by assembling at Azad Maidan and terming it a victory for democracy after weeks of sustained protests across the country.Addressing the gathering, activist Avertino Miranda said that the Union Minister's resignation was a victory for the youth, students, and their parents who had been protesting for several days over the NEET paper leak controversy. He alleged that the government was instilling fear in the minds of students and youth by asking the police to register FIRs against them.

The police were harassing them and denying them permission to hold meet-ings, he charged. Activist Danish Mohammed stated that freed...