Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, after weeks of massive student protests in Delhi seeking his resignation over exam irregularities.
Pradhan announced his resignation from the post on X. He said that he was taking the decision keeping the future of students in mind.
“…To ensure that anti-national elements are not benefitted by the situation at Jantar Mantar and across the country, that the nation remains united, students in India do not get tangled in legal complexities and focus on their studies and their career, I have tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister…,” the letter reads.
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) July 25, 2026
The development comes a day after spokespersons from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the Abhijeet Dipke-led outfit that has been leading the protests, met union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh.
After the meeting, the CJP had said that the government had sought day’s time to decide on Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
