Modi Punctured as Awakened India Students Force Swift Retreat

For much of Narendra Modi’s 12 years ruling India, he’s looked nearly unbeatable at the polls. This weekend he swiftly yielded to a group that didn’t exist a few months ago, energizing opponents who have struggled to gain traction against one of the nation’s most powerful leaders.

By Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Ruchi Bhatia and Akriti Sharma

How India’s ‘Cockroach’ protesters shook the Modi government

India’s Education Minister has resigned after 36 days of continuous protests by Cockroach Janta Party-led people.

From marches to memes: why India’s youth turned against Modi

As India picks up the pieces in the aftermath of a youth protest that deposed an education minister, questions linger over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) failure to connect with younger generations. Analysts say the scale of youth participation in the protest suggests a loss of faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the real test coming at the ballot box in key state elections next year. Thousands of young people joined the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) march to parliament on...

By Junaid Kathju

Pradhan offered to quit on first day of student protest? BJP leader's big claim

MP minister Vijayvargiya, speaking to news agency PTI in Indore on Saturday, said Pradhan had informed the BJP leadership that he was willing to resign if the party believed it was necessary. "On the first day, as soon as the student agitation began, Pradhan had told the BJP president that if he felt it was necessary, he was ready to resign as education minister," Vijayvargiya said.

By TOI NEWS DESK

‘Resigned to stop anti-national forces': Dharmendra Pradhan's reason for resignation as education minister

Dharmendra Pradhan said his resignation was to safeguard students' interests and prevent 'anti-national forces' from exploitation.

Dharmendra Pradhan Offered To Resign On Day 1 Of Protests: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Kailash Vijayvargiya said he had known Dharmendra Pradhan since their student politics days and that he deserves praise for his honesty and dedication.

Modi punctured as awakened India students force swift retreat

It was the first time since Narendra Modi took power in 2014 that one of his Cabinet ministers had resigned under public pressure, a sign of the threat posed to the prime minister.

India's Instagram Gen Z dents Modi's aura ahead of key state polls

Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India's youth Cockroach Janta Party began their protest demanding the resignation of the education minister over exam ‌paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 75, posted a rare selfie video: he said he was pained by their suffering and promised remedial steps. The video, posted late on Thursday on Instagram, where CJP amassed 22 million mainly Gen Z followers in a matter of days in May, was not enough to satisfy the thousands of protesters who had gather

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