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Delhi Protesters Demand Resignations of Modi, Pradhan

7/22/2026

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Police crackdown on Monday prompted protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to add Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation to their demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar chanting anti-Modi and anti-security force slogans.
Graffiti reading “First it was about Pradhan, now it’s about Modi” marked the shift.
Teenage students and others from across India accused the government of corruption, communal politics and autocratic actions.

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Police crackdown on Monday prompted protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to add Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation to their demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Demonstrators gathered at Jantar Mantar chanting anti-Modi and anti-security force slogans.
Graffiti reading “First it was about Pradhan, now it’s about Modi” marked the shift.
Teenage students and others from across India accused the government of corruption, communal politics and autocratic actions.