India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns

India's government spokesperson says youth protesters have agreed to end protests after talks. It follows the resignation of India's education minister after weeks of demonstrations that demanded his removal. This over alleged leaks in some of the country's most competitive entrance exams that caused an outrage among students. Called the cockroach movement, it started as a call for education reforms but has grown into a broader protest over unemployment, government accountability and economic opportunities. Let's hear first from some of these students reacting to the news of the education minister's resignation. This protest has been a highly great success for us as a student because we have given meat last year and again there was a leak. We have struggled with anxiety, depression. We only know how we came out of that. So this news is the greatest news. It's kind of a one step towards democracy because currently democracy is nothing. This is a new generation who has let this reform come and I'm really happy. My daughter is also here today and I'm supporting her future and that's all because of JNC who has started this. Joining us for more on that is Andrew Hillier from our international affairs desk. So Andy, the cockroach party has now come forward and confirmed that the protests are indeed ending. Is this the end of the movement or the beginning of perhaps more changes to come? I think the protesters will certainly hope that this is the beginning of more changes to come even though they are declaring this as a victory now as things stand. Let's just walk you through the latest developments because there is a lot that has happened today. So as you mentioned they're leaders of this youth movement, this social media driven movement known as the Cockroach Janata Party, have said that they are ending the protests in New Delhi. Now they say the government has accepted all of their demands. Of course this coming after India's education minister resigned. A key demand of the protesters again. This of course sparked by a string of irregularities in what are essentially life-changing exams, specifically allegations that entrance exams to prestigious medical schools had been leaked and sold and that is what led to calls for an overhaul of the education system, the resignation of the education minister. Now of course that he has resigned, leaders of the movement say that after a fresh round of talks their demands have been met and it's worth also reminding viewers that this is a very rare challenge to India's prime minister Narendra Modi. Remember of course tens of thousands of students have been out on the streets. Modi is not a leader who tends to be swayed by protest movements. Critics have accused him of cracking down on dissent and on the opposition and you have you have had essentially opposition politicians coming out in support of this movement. So essentially a big challenge to Modi's power and also a quick word on the cockroach movement for viewers unfamiliar with it. This began as an online joke but has since morphed into a very powerful political movement initially emerging after India's chief justice was interpreted as comparing unemployed people, youth people to cockroaches. That of course struck a chord in a country with a very high level of youth unemployment and this has consequences for Modi. Remember these voters are critical for the future and Modi he's already had he's already seen his parliamentary majority slimmed down. He doesn't want to lose those voters going forward. Right Andy thank you very much for providing that analysis and a little bit of context for that as well.