Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal in major victory for youth political movement
India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week of mass demonstrations, handing a major victory to a new youth movement that has posed an unprecedented challenge to Narendra Modi’s government.
In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Pradhan said he had submitted his letter of resignation to the prime minister after student pressure.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi.
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