India's Exam Crisis Produces Political Theater, Not Reform

The Cockroach Janta Party demands Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over recurring examination paper leaks. Yet India's BJP government historically absorbs such pressure through committee inquiries and assurances rather than institutional overhaul. Paper leaks stem from systemic failures—weak chain-of-custody protocols, underpaid staff, insufficient criminal deterrence—that resignations alone cannot fix. Without addressing the operational layer, political accountability becomes gesture.