www.IndIaneXPreSS.com mcS/204/2020-22 rnI no. maheng 2002/21899 Adding Culture to Milk mumbai to shimla, meet the makers leading the artisanal cheese boom in India, wooing consumers with infusions of wild-foraged cumin, onion flowers, nuts and raisins MUMBAi, JUly 26, 2026 SCrEEN laTe cITy 14+4 PageS ₹6.00 d a I l y Musafir Cafe explores desire, ambition and why ordinary relationships deserve extraordinary storytelling f r o m : a h m e d a b a d , c h a n d I g a r h , d e l h I , j a I P u r , K o l K a T a , Cockroaches won... Democracy won! Students’ struggle has borne fruit’ CoCkroaCh JaNta PartY 118 146 181 91 TET pApEr lEAk Amonthlater, ‘mastermind’, aidearrested fromBihar Bijendra Gupta, the alleged mastermind of TET leak Mohamed Thaver Mumbai, July 25 Nearly a month after the Teacher eligibility Test (TeT) exam paper leak in Maharashtra,theThanePoliceearlySaturdayarrestedtheallegedmastermind of the case from Bihar. Thane City DCP (zone II) Dr Pavan Bansod said, “Our teams had been looking for Gupta over the past few weeks and managed to trace him to Bihar from where he along with another accused Indrajit Sinha »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 l u c K n o w , m u m b a I , n a g P u r , P a T n a , P u n e , v a d o d a r a ‘For BJP workers, country, youth, students more important than any post Amit ShAh, UNIoN homE mINIstEr Jantar Mantar is heard, Pradhan is out Democracy Instapolitics: 2 months old, born online from a CJI jibe, CJP mobilised Gen Z to change a law — and a minister Will not let youth fall prey to confusion, says Pradhan; Pralhad Joshi gets Education charge EXPRESS special What changed in 48 hours? Concerns over Parliament washout, larger stir Jatin Anand, liz Mathew, Sophiya Mathew & Divya A New Delhi, July 25 BrINGINGTOanendthemore than month-long student protest in the heart of the Capital that had captivated public attention and heated up politics, Union education Minister DharmendraPradhanresigned Saturday, sparking wild celebrations at the Jantar Mantar protest venue. as the government also accepted its other demands of no legal proceedings against the protesters and compensation for the families of NeeT aspirants who ended their lives after thepaperleakinMay,theCockroachJantaParty,whichspearheaded the protest, called off the stir. asking supporters to leave the protest venue and return to their homes, CJP founder abhijeetDipkesaidPradhan’sresignation, their main demand, demonstrated the power of a united youth movement. »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 Jatin Anand, Shubhangi khapre & ritika Chopra Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in an open letter posted on X Business as Usual By EP UNNY Protesters celebrate after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. Praveen Khanna ‘We have done it,’ Dipke breaks news as CJP calls off protest Sophiya Mathew & Abhimanyu Hazarika New Delhi, July 25 FOr a moment, it did not register. Then abhijeet Dipke, founderoftheCockroachJanta Party (CJP), sank to his knees, overcome by shock and joy, realising that education MinisterDharmendraPradhanhad resigned. rising to address students and volunteers who had spent 36 days with him at the protest site, Dipke said, “We have done it. We have bloody done it.” Pradhan’s resignation had been the central demand of the CJP-ledprotest.“Whatdidthey say? That there are no resignationsinthisgovernment.For36 days, every day they asked me this question… These people won’t give resignations, everyone told me.” He said Pradhan’s »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 New Delhi, Mumbai, July 25 JUST 48 hours before Dharmendra Pradhan quit, his resignation was not in the government’s mind, top BJP and government sources said. Buttheassessmentonthree specific aspects seem to have prompted the action. One, the protests gained further momentuminDelhidespitepolice action,andspreadacrossmany cities.Two,concernsthataprolonged confrontation could wash out the entire Monsoon Session of Parliament, jeopardising the political capital spent on building support for the contentious delimitation and the women's reservation bills. Three, the government’s actions — fast track courts, shifting of higher education secretary, a Bill with harsh measures to prevent paper leaks, and sacking of 47 NTa officials — did not cut ice with protesters. at the beginning of the weekonMonday,adayafteractivistSonamWangchukwasremovedfromJantarMantarand admitted to a hospital, the assessment within the government was that protests would eventuallylosesteam.NeeTas well as other major entrance examinations were after all over, and the academic calendar was largely on track. While the government closely monitored the agitation, there was little indication Pradhan's resignation was under consideration. Senior education Ministry officials met the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of E. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke addresses the protesters at Jantar Mantar, Saturday. PTI »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2