Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education Minister

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday amid weeks of nationwide protests over the NEET-UG paper leak. He submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the need to protect students' interests and prevent anti-national elements from exploiting the crisis. The resignation comes ahead of scheduled talks with the Cockroach Janta Party, which had been leading demonstrations at Jantar Mantar demanding his removal.