The resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan marks a historic victory for the students and youth of India. It is a rare moment of democratic accountability, achieved not through the goodwill of an arrogant government, but through the sustained and determined struggle of students and youth across the country. The student movement has defeated the arrogance of the BJP and compelled the Modi-Shah government to answer for its failures. In its attempt to shield t

The removal of Sonam Wangchuk from the site of his peaceful hunger strike raises several serious questions. Instead of engaging in dialogue with the agitating students and responding to their legitimate demands, the Government has once again chosen the path of force and coercion. The Delhi Police cannot hide behind the Delhi High Court's order. The Court directed that Sonam Wangchuk's health be monitored; it did not direct that he be forcibly removed from the protest site aga