Bengaluru education reform protest continues despite Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit

3 min readBengaluruJul 27, 2026 11:49 AM IST A protest at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Sunday. (Photo Credit: Special Arrangement)Written by Neysa Mary Even after the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, students, activists, academics and artists in Bengaluru gathered at Freedom Park Sunday for a protest led by the All India Students’ Association (AISA), declaring that their movement was far from over. Titled ‘Victory and Continued Protest: The Fight Will Go On’, the event brought together voices who argued that the struggle extended beyond NEET to broader questions of education, democracy and social justice. While the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced the withdrawal of the protest after the resignation of Pradhan and the Centre, in principle, agreed to fulfi