New Delhi, July 25 -- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post on Saturday, weeks after massive student protests broke out in Delhi demanding he step down over irregularities in the NEET-UG examination.

Announcing the decision on X, Pradhan said he was resigning with the future of students in mind. "The future of even a single student in India does not get entangled in legal complexities, and that our children invest their time in studying and focus on building their careers-considering all of this, I have sent my resignation to the Honorable Prime Minister," he said.

The resignation comes a day after representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) - the outfit led by Abhijeet Dipke that has spearheaded the ...