New Delhi, July 25 -- union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the union Council of Ministers today following weeks of unprecedented nationwide student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and alleged irregularities in the CBSE's On Screen Marking (OSM) system, becoming the first major political casualty of a crisis that paralysed Parliament, triggered one of India's largest youth-led agitations in recent years and intensified demands for sweeping reforms in the country's education system.
The resignation prompted celebrations among thousands of students gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, where the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which spearheaded the nationwide movement, announced the withdrawal of its 28-day ...