Minister for Water Supply Pradeep Yadav resigned from his post on Tuesday.

Minister Yadav resigned, saying that it would not be appropriate to remain in the government following the incident in which 19 people lost their lives during a protest led by Gen Z on Monday, according to his personal secretariat.

“I am resigning from the post of Minister for Water Support in support of Gen Z and against the repression carried out by the government in the name of controlling the protests of Gen Z,” he said through social media.