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From Associated Press via USVI News: India’s “Cockroach” movement has called off weeks of protests, saying the government has accepted all of its demands. The decision follows the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the educatio.
India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement ends protests after education minister resigns
Protesters celebrated in the streets of New Delhi on Saturday following the resignation of India’s education minister. Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after weeks of protests that demanded his removal over alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. (AP video shot by: Piyush Nagpal)
Protesters react after India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
FILE- India’s Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan smiles at the end of a joint press conference in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
Protesters participate in a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country’s education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes. His resignation marks the first significant concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to one of the most visible waves of public dissent it has faced in recent years.
The government has rarely yielded to sustained public pressure during Modi’s more than 12 years in office. The most notable exception came in 2021, when it was forced to withdraw controversial farm laws after a yearlong farmers’ protest.
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