印度教育部长德尔梅德拉·普拉丹向总理纳伦德拉·莫迪提交了辞呈[1][4]。这一决定源于由蟑螂人民党领导的全国学生抗议浪潮，抗议活动持续数周[2]，旨在追究5月全国医学入学考试试卷泄露事件的责任[1][4]。该事件导致至少20名学生自杀[1][4]。普拉丹在辞职声明中表示："考虑到詹塔尔·曼塔及全国各地出现的局势，为防止反国家势力利用这一形势，我已向总理提交了辞职信"[3]。
抗议活动在德里、加尔各答和孟买等地蔓延，数十万年轻人和学生走上街头[3]。警方在驱散试图前往议会的示威者时使用了催泪瓦斯和警棍，造成数百人受伤[3]。这场运动被称为"近年来针对莫迪政府最明显的公开不满"之一[2]，也标志着印度人民党执政12年来首次因公众压力被迫辞职的高层官员[3]。
蟑螂人民党提出了三项核心诉求：普拉丹辞职、向自杀学生家属赔偿、以及对和平抗议者不采取法律行动[1][4]。政府与蟑螂人民党定于周六晚间进行第二轮谈判[1][4]。此外，莫迪政府已批准修订考试泄题法，加重对违法者的处罚和罚款[1][4]。蟑螂人民党领导人阿比吉特·迪普克已确诊伤寒[1][4]。
India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following weeks of intense student-led protests across the country [1][2][3]. The resignation comes after a national medical entrance examination paper leak in May triggered widespread outrage, with at least 20 students taking their own lives in response to the scandal [1][3][4].
The protests, organized by the Cockroach movement (also referred to as Cockroach Janata Party), have escalated into one of the most significant public demonstrations against the Modi government in recent years [2][3]. Demonstrators have called for three key demands: Pradhan's resignation, monetary compensation for families of deceased students, and assurances that peaceful protesters will not face legal action [1][4]. While the government agreed to Pradhan's resignation, negotiations on the remaining demands are ongoing, with a second round of talks scheduled for Saturday evening [1][4].
Police responded to the protests with force, deploying tear gas and batons against demonstrators attempting to march toward parliament [2][3]. The movement has spread across multiple cities, including Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai, drawing hundreds of thousands of young people and students into the streets [3]. In a public statement regarding his resignation, Pradhan noted: "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" [3]. The Modi government has also approved amendments to the examination leak law, which are expected to be submitted to parliament, imposing stricter penalties and fines on violators [4].