July 25 (UPI) -- India's education minister resigned Saturday amid a scandal that led hundreds of thousands of young people and students to the streets in one of the country's largest protests.

Thousands of young people gathered this week demanding an overhaul of the education system and Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.

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"The bottom line is we have won, your struggle, hard work and patience have paid off," Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka told cheering crowds at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, urging them to withdraw peacefully.

Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation just as police fired tear gas to scatter young protesters in New Delhi, hours before their leaders were set to hold another round of talks with ministers.

Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation just as police fired tear gas to scatter young protesters in New Delhi, hours before their leaders were set to hold another round of talks with ministers.

India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday he had resigned from his post following mass protests calling for his dismissal. Public trust in India's university testing system has been…

Dharmendra Pradhan announced he was resigning from his post amid growing protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party. DW has more.

Dharmendra Pradhan announced he was resigning from his post amid growing protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party. DW has more.

India’s “Cockroach” movement has called off weeks of protests, saying the government has accepted all of its demands.

Nearly 60 protesters were injured after clashes between police and supporters of the self-named Cockroach Janta Party over demands for the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.