India, July 24 -- Delhi has been witnessing protests led by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities. Amid this, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed IAS officer Naresh Pal Gangwar as secretary of the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education.

Vineet Joshi, a 1992-batch officer whom Gangwar will succeed, has been transferred to the post of secretary in the Department of Panchayati Raj, according to an earlier HT report. Follow live updates on the CJP protest here.

Gangwar, a 1994-batch Rajasthan cadre officer, is currently serving as the secretary of the animal husbandry and dairying departme...