Updates: Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as education minister, CJP withdraws protest

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday resigned from his post following weeks of nationwide protests over alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams.

The Cockroach Janta Party political campaign, which has been leading the demonstrations at Jantar Mantar, described the development as a victory for democracy.

Hours later, Cockroach Janta Party Chief Spokesperson Saurav Das said that the campaign was withdrawing its agitation “in good faith, with the understanding that the agreed-upon terms will be executed within the agreed-upon timelines”.

Pradhan said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi so that “anti-national forces” do not take advantage of the ongoing protests that have spread across the country, and so that no student “gets embroiled in legal battles”.

"We have done it," says Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke.

"Democracy won," says the CJP as they celebrate #DharmendraPradhan's resignation.

Video Credit: @Cockroachisback /X pic.twitter.com/iXdM9b2Lc2— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) July 25, 2026

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"There's no bound to our happiness; this is one of our greatest joys."

Protesters react as Union Education Minister #DharmendraPradhan resigned.@sighyush & @raghavKakkar30 report from #JantarMantar pic.twitter.com/iSbh9lhnGt— Scroll.in (@scroll_in) July 25, 2026

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