New Delhi (India), 25 July (LaPresse/AP) – The Indian education minister resigned on Saturday following weeks of protests calling for his removal over alleged leaks relating to some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. The move marked the first major concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government after the ‘Cockroach’ movement organised weeks of nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. The demonstrations have become one of the most visible signs of public dissent against Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands of people taking to the streets again even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse protesters attempting to reach Parliament.
India: Indian education minister resigns following protests by the ‘Cockroaches’ movement
New Delhi (India), 25 July (LaPresse/AP) – The Indian education minister resigned on Saturday following weeks of protests calling for his removal over alleged leaks relating to some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. The move marked the first major concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government after the ‘Cockroach’ movement organised weeks of nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes to demand the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. The demonstrations have become one of the most visible signs of public dissent against Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands of people taking to the streets again even after police used tear gas and batons this week to disperse protesters attempting to reach Parliament.
