New Delhi, July 28 -- Before Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25, the Centre had offered to shift him to a different portfolio as a compromise with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), but the student-led outfit refused and held firm on its demand for his resignation, The Indian Express reported.

The government had been hopeful that the CJP and student leaders spearheading the agitation would agree to Pradhan being divested of the education portfolio while continuing as a Cabinet minister, top sources told IE.

JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, the two ministers who represented the government in negotiations with the CJP, had told the protesters that a new Education Min...