India education minister quits as exam leak protests end
Why it matters: The government agreed to exam reforms, drop cases against protesters and compensate some families after leaks hit 2 million students.
India's youth-led protest movement ended Saturday after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government accepted a package of demands tied to leaked national exam papers. The demonstrations had run for weeks and escalated when thousands marched toward parliament, prompting police to use tear gas. Protest leaders from the Cockroach Janta Party told supporters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to withdraw peacefully after talks with Health Minister JP Nadda and junior minister Jitendra Singh. The concessions included changes to the exam system, dropping police cases against protesters and compensation for families of students who died by suicide after the leaks. The resit affected 2 million students.