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Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following sustained youth protests over an exam paper leak. The 'Cockroach movement' succeeded in forcing accountability after students faced tear gas and police violence.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following sustained youth-led protests over an exam paper leak. The movement, called the 'Cockroach movement,' faced police violence including tear gas but persisted for weeks until the resignation. The victory shows what sustained protest pressure can accomplish against institutional resistance.
The resignation is notable because it came after students absorbed police violence and kept protesting. Most protest movements fracture under that pressure, but this one held and won. The 'Cockroach' framing — suggesting the minister needed to be eliminated like a pest — was crude but apparently effective as a rallying symbol. The movement's success suggests Indian youth are willing to organize at scale on education issues.
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