Modi’s cabinet resilience tested as protests push Pradhan resignation

Thousands of youth-led protesters in New Delhi demand Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam leaks, framing it as part of a long-running pattern under Modi in which ministers face controversy but are rarely forced out; the piece recalls cases from Mahesh Sharma’s Dadri comments to Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya during Rohith Vemula’s protests, Ajay Mishra Teni after Lakhimpur Kheri, and notes Harsh Vardhan’s pandemic resignation, while opposition parties join the demonstrations.