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**A Nation's Youth Speaks: The Demand for Education Reform Reaches Jantar Mantar**

On June 6, 2026, the streets of New Delhi echoed with a powerful voice — the voice of India's students, their frustration no longer containable within classrooms or social media threads. Thousands gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters turned up carrying banners, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination-related lapses. [The Wire](https://m.thewire.in/article/rights/cockroach-janata-party-jantar-mantar-protest-abhijeet-dipke-dharmendra-pradhan-neet-cbse)

The CJP had been raising concerns over recent controversies including the NEET paper leak, flaws in the OSM portal, and increasing student su***de cases — a crisis that has gripped the conscience of the nation. [TheQuint](https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/sonam-wangchuk-cjp-protest-education-reform-dharmendra-pradhan-resignation)

Adding significant weight to the movement, Ladakh-based environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk joined the protest, reiterating the need for education — and with it, justice — to make lives better. [TheQuint](https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/sonam-wangchuk-cjp-protest-education-reform-dharmendra-pradhan-resignation) Wangchuk's presence transformed the gathering into something far greater than a political demonstration. He stated that the demand for the Education Minister's resignation was "only the beginning," stressing that the larger goal is comprehensive reform [IBTimes India](https://www.ibtimes.co.in/protesters-demand-pradhans-resignation-want-sonam-wangchuk-education-minister-6-detained-902695) of the entire education system.

Protesters went further, demanding that Sonam Wangchuk himself be appointed as the new Education Minister, and more than 800,000 people had signed a petition related to these demands. Wangchuk is well known for his alternative education work and school ref