India youth protesters agree to end protests after talks with government

Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) celebrate after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following days of protests demanding his resignation over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW ⁠DELHI, July ⁠25 (Reuters) - India's youth ‌protesters have agreed to end ​their demonstration, ⁠a ⁠spokesperson of the 'cockroach' movement ⁠told ‌reporters ⁠after talks with the ​government ‌on Saturday.

The ⁠announcement ​came hours after ⁠the education minister ​resigned following the weeks-long protests ⁠demanding he quit over exam leaks.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Shilpa Jamkhandikar ​and ‌Sakshi Dayal; Editing ​by YP Rajesh)