‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after 36-day youth-led protests over exam leaks rattle PM Modi’s government.New Delhi, India – It all started with a question: “What if all cockroaches came together?”Thirty-six days after Abhijeet Dipke’s social media post, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) he created had scored a major political victory: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced he was stepping down in the face of widespread protests over an exam paper leak scandal.His resignation on Saturday was one of the main demands of the youth-led demonstrations across India that in recent weeks had grown into a major challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).“We have done it, we have done it,” Dipke screamed into the microphone, as he broke the news to the thousands of supporters at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the heart of New Delhi, where the internet had been blocked.He went on to read the names of students who had died by suicide due to exam paper leaks and cancellations that have impacted millions across India – and dedicated the protesters’ victory to them.Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party march towards parliament in New Delh...