India’s Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned from office following nationwide protests by young people demanding accountability over a series of examination paper leaks.
Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday in a post on X, according to a report by Al Jazeera, as security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in New Delhi.
The resignation came hours before protest leaders were scheduled to hold another round of discussions with federal ministers over the controversy surrounding the leaked examination papers.
The youth protests, which spread across several parts of the country, had called for Pradhan to step down and accept responsibility for alleged failures linked to the examination system.
The minister’s resignation is being viewed as a major victory for the protesters, who have maintained pressure on the government over the integrity of national examinations and the impact of paper leaks on students.
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