India, June 26 -- Congress leader and AICC incharge of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), Kanhaiya Kumar, on Thursday launched the nationwide "Chhatron Ki Goonj" campaign in Pune, alleging that repeated examination irregularities, paper leaks and recruitment delays had eroded students' trust in the education system.

The campaign, launched by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Kota, Rajasthan, will run for 40 days across 28 cities and involve outreach to students, job aspirants, coaching centres, colleges and youth groups.

Addressing a press conference, Kumar demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and called for an independent probe into alleged links between examination irregularities and or...