India, June 29 -- Despite nationwide protests and demands from young people across the country and opposition political parties for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged paper leaks and examination irregularities (including the NEET, CUET, and CBSE evaluations), he has stubbornly refused to step down.

The protests organised by the Cockroach Jnata Party (CJP) under the leadership of Abhijit Dipke in different cities across India, and the second protest held at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, from June 20 onwards, do not appear to have made any impact on the ruling regime.

While Pradhan has publicly acknowledged discrepancies in certain examination processes, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education's ...