Updates: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after weeks of youth protests

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.

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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Students heading to Jantar Mantar detained

• Several students heading to the Jantar Mantar protest site were detained by the Delhi Police on Saturday morning.
• The Delhi Police was seen checking vehicles at the Safdarjung tomb intersection for persons looking like students. If the students were heading to Jantar Mantar, they were being detained in a police bus. Since 6 am, about 25 students had been detained in one bus.
• The police personnel on the ground told Scroll that the students were being taken to the nearest police station, which is Lodhi Colony. The police was also noting...

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