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Modi’s education minister quits as jubilant Indian youth protesters claim victory, end protest
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[Source: Reuters]Indian youth protesters called off weeks of demonstrations and celebrated in the streets on Saturday after the education minister quit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bowed to demands including calls to fix a cheating-prone exam system.
Similar youth-led protest movements brought down governments in neighbouring Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh in recent years.
Celebrations erupted at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the capital Delhi, with thousands of youngsters chanting victory slogans and dancing.
Roads around the central business district of Connaught Place near the protest site were shut amid celebrations and a swelling crowd of thousands of protesters.
Health Minister J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh, a junior minister in Modi’s office, held a joint press conference with two CJP spokespersons after another round of talks following Pradhan’s resignation.