New Delhi, July 25 -- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Narendra Modi-led Cabinet on Saturday, amid nationwide protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over examination paper leaks.

Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X. "Considering the situation that has arisen at Jantar Mantar and across the country, so that anti-national forces do not take advantage of this situation ... I have sent my resignation letter to the Prime Minister," he wrote in Hindi.

Pradhan's resignation triggered jubilation at Jantar Mantar, where activist Sonam Wangchuk began an indefinite fast earlier this month and which had led a nationwide demand for the minister's resignation. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced his...