Students celebrate minister’s resignation, demand sweeping reforms in education system
Students, activists and organisations gathered at Goodluck Chowk in Pune to celebrate the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The gathering included tributes to students who allegedly died by suicide amid academic pressures and competitive examination controversies.
Protesters demanded a transparent, accountable and student-centric education system, with some also calling for greater electoral transparency.
The celebration was in solidarity with an agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi led by environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) led by Abhijit Dipke.
Former senate member Dhananjay Kulkarni urged the government to act against examination mafias and enact a stringent central law to curb malpractice in public examinations.
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