Protesters from the Cockroach Janta Party are demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Jantar Mantar in Delhi [1].

The demonstrations signal growing public frustration with the National Testing Agency, suggesting that systemic failures in India's educational examination process have reached a breaking point.

Protesters allege that the National Testing Agency has suffered from systemic failures and are demanding immediate accountability [1]. The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, said that nothing short of Pradhan's resignation is acceptable [2].

In response to the unrest, Delhi Police detained more than 25 students who were attempting to reach the Jantar Mantar protest site [3]. Authorities also implemented an internet shutdown in the area that lasted until noon on the day of the protests [3].

Government sources said that Pradhan will not resign [1]. Other reports suggest the government has asked for more time—potentially until Saturday—to formally respond to the resignation demands following talks at the Constitution Club [2, 4].

Government representatives said that resigning would be an act of abandoning responsibility [4]. They said the administration prefers to address the grievances and systemic issues internally rather than through leadership changes [4].

The standoff continues as the CJP maintains its position that leadership changes are the only way to ensure future accountability in the education sector [2].

“Nothing short of Pradhan's resignation is acceptable.”

The clash between the CJP and the Ministry of Education highlights a volatile tension between grassroots student activism and government stability. By refusing to step down, the administration is prioritizing institutional continuity over a symbolic political concession, which may either stabilize the ministry or further galvanize student protests if the promised internal reforms fail to materialize.