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Ground footage from the Jantar Mantar protest in New Delhi, filmed days before Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on 25 July 2026 following weeks of student-led demonstrations over exam paper leaks. The clip captures slogans, placards and the atmosphere at the protest site, including a cake being cut mid-demonstration. The agitation was led by the Cockroach Janta Party, the youth movement founded by Abhijeet Dipke, and drew national attention when activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed from the site and hospitalised after a 20-day hunger strike. Hours after Pradhan's resignation, CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka announced the protest was ending, saying the government had agreed to the movement's remaining demands, including compensation for the families of students w
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