NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s youth protesters have agreed to end their demonstration, a spokesperson of â the ‘cockroach’ movement told reporters after talks with the government on Saturday._x000D_
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The announcement came hours after â the education minister resigned following the weeks-long â protests demanding he quit over exam â leaks._x000D_
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Earlier in the day, Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that he had resigned, handing a major victory to youth protesters nationwide who had demanded that he quit to take responsibility for examination paper leaks._x000D_
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The minister announced his resignation on X just as police fired tear gas to scatter young protesters in New Delhi, hours before â their leaders were set to hold another round of talks with ministers._x000D_
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“Considering the situation that has arisen at Jantar Mantar and across the country, so that anti-national forces do not take advantage of this situation … I have sent my resignation letter to the Prime Minister,” Pradhan wrote in his post._x000D_
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“I deeply respect the aspirations, feelings, and legitimate â expectations of the country’s youth.”_x000D_
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Cheers erupted among the thousands of protesters who have been rallying in central Delhi and elsewhere as the news spread._x000D_
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Federal authorities have restricted access to the internet and to 18 metro â stations to try to limit the protest in the capital._x000D_
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Anger has boiled over since police on Monday injured many students, launching baton charges and firing tear â gas to deter crowds of protesters marching on parliament._x000D_
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The protests, led largely by young people and triggered by discontent over leaks â of question papers for high-stakes entrance exams, reflect anger over job scarcity, corruption and government accountability.
