Buoyed by Pradhan’s exit, Oppn hails ‘youth power’, democracy; may end Parliament siege

With a beleaguered Dharmendra Pradhan resigning as the Union Education Minister, which was one of the central demands of the protesting students and youth as well as the Opposition parties, the signals emanating from a visibly elated INDIA bloc Saturday was that they would call off their siege of Parliament Monday, but will continue to raise issues related to reforms in the education sector and alleged police high-handedness against the protesters.Pradhan’s resignation has come as a shot in the arm for the Opposition, which was reeling under splits and floor-crossings at the beginning of the Monsoon Session. Within a week, the narrative, Opposition leaders say, has swung completely and the government has been pushed to the back foot.But the Opposition, particularly the Congress, is keen no