India, July 25 -- As several students gathered in central Delhi on Saturday afternoon, they were met with tear gas and a heavy police presence. However, the situation shortly changed for them as they soon heard the news of Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as education minister, a demand that was central to the ongoing protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).

Several students who spoke to HT on the development said that tear gas shelling took place as they joined the protest on Saturday. "Me and my friend have been coming (to the protest) from Day 1 and faced tear gas shells in the afternoon. The next minute, we hear he (Pradhan) has resigned. I can't tell you the happiness we experienced," 21-year-old Yashika said, adding that un...