India, July 25 -- Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid massive protests by students, led by the satirical political outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar and various other places nationwide. He also hit out at "forces blocking education system overhaul"

In his resignation letter posted on X, Pradhan explained his decision to step down from the Narendra Modi cabinet. Follow LIVE updates here.

"...To ensure that anti-national elements are not benefited by the situation at Jantar Mantar and across the country, that the nation remains united, students in India do not get tangled in legal complexities and focus on their studies and their career, I have tendered my resignation to the Prime ...