‘Cockroach Movement’ Forces Out India’s Education Minister
Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure from the “Cockroach Movement,” which demanded major government reforms—starting with his departure. The page gained millions of followers, and its founder began organizing protests in late June. Read More: What Is the Youth-Led ‘Cockroach Movement’ Staging Mass Protests in India?How a Leaked Exam Sparked a National MovementOver 2 million prospective students had taken the three-hour exam, according to the BBC.
- ▪Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure from the “Cockroach Movement,” which demanded major government reforms—starting with his departure.
- ▪The page gained millions of followers, and its founder began organizing protests in late June.
- ▪Read More: What Is the Youth-Led ‘Cockroach Movement’ Staging Mass Protests in India?How a Leaked Exam Sparked a National MovementOver 2 million prospective students had taken the three-hour exam, according to the BBC.
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Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure from the “Cockroach Movement,” which demanded major government reforms—starting with his departure. Student activists accused Pradhan of failing to safeguard a competitive medical school exam, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), after authorities concluded that its contents had been leaked online.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) started as a parody account on social media after Indian authorities invalidated the annual medical school entry exam in May.
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