India's Student Protest Movement Forces Education Minister Pradhan to Resign

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid pressure from a growing student protest movement in India. The movement traces its roots to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a student-founded organization led by Abhijeet Dipke. Following the resignation, Dipke publicly thanked Chief Justice Surya Kant, signaling the judiciary's role in the unfolding events. What began as a fringe student initiative eventually grew far beyond its founders into a broader people's movement. The resignation marks a significant milestone in what has been an escalating wave of student-led activism.

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