India education minister resigns after youth protest campaign

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Dharmendra Pradhan, India's education minister, resigned on Saturday after weeks of nationwide https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/29081-rahul-gandhi-released-as-india-s-youth-protests-gather-pace.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">student protests over examination paper leaks, marking the first major concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to the youth-led movement.

Pradhan announced his decision in a post on https://x.com/dpradhanbjp/status/2080938216505667663" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X, saying he had submitted his resignation to the prime minister because he did not want "anti-national forces" to take advantage of the protests that had spread across the country.