India’s education minister resigns after student protests over medical exam leaks
The protests stemmed from allegations that entrance exams to highly competitive medical schools had been leaked and sold to certain students, forcing millions to retake the tests. The group derives its name from comments made by India’s chief justice in May, who referred to unemployed Indian students as “cockroaches.” The party grew in prominence through a viral social media campaign.Advertisement Pradhan’s resignation is a rare instance of Modi’s government yielding to public pressure. Over 2 million students had their scores scrapped after taking the exam in May.Advertisement
- ▪The protests stemmed from allegations that entrance exams to highly competitive medical schools had been leaked and sold to certain students, forcing millions to retake the tests.
- ▪The group derives its name from comments made by India’s chief justice in May, who referred to unemployed Indian students as “cockroaches.” The party grew in prominence through a viral social media campaign.Advertisement Pradhan’s resignati
- ▪Over 2 million students had their scores scrapped after taking the exam in May.Advertisement
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- ▪ India’s Education Minister resigns after countrywide protests — NZ Herald
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits — BBC News
- ▪ India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ ‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns — Euronews
- ▪ In pictures: Indian youth supporting Cockroach Janta Party celebrate education minister's resignation — Dawn
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks — Egypt Independent
- ▪ India education minister resigns after weeks of "Cockroach" protests — CBS News — Top
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns following Cockroach movement protests — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ India's education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests — ABC News — International
- ▪ ‘Cockroaches won’: India’s education minister resigns amid massive youth protests — NBC News — Top
- ▪ India’s ‘cockroach’ movement halts protests after minister quits — International homepage
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India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of student-led protests over allegations of failing to prevent leaks of medical school entrance exams.The Cockroach Janta Party, a youth movement that challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of youth unemployment and educational opportunities, called for an end to the weekslong effort to oust Pradhan after the announcement was made. The protests stemmed from allegations that entrance exams to highly competitive medical schools had been leaked and sold to certain students, forcing millions to retake the tests.
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