India, July 25 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after more than a month of student protests that spread from Delhi's Jantar Mantar to cities across the country.

The demonstrations, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and boosted by activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike, had made Pradhan's exit their central demand over the government's handling of the NEET-UG paper leak this year.

Posting his letter on X, Pradhan said he wanted to protect the future of students, keep "anti-national forces" from exploiting the situation at Jantar Mantar, and preserve national unity. The Prime Minister is yet to formally accept the resignation.

Pradhan's four-and-a...