Dharmendra Pradhan says he quit after attempts made to 'mislead' Gen Z during NEET protests
- Former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan broke his silence on Saturday at GM University, two weeks after resigning amid massive protests at Jantar Mantar over irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test .
- Pradhan claimed he personally sought permission from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to concede to demands from protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar, stating the Prime Minister agreed.
- On Friday, August 7, 2026, protesters at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar chanted "Dharmendra Pradhan Go Back," accusing him of responsibility for 22 student deaths linked to NEET irregularities.
- Biju Janata Dal district president Rohit Pujari criticized the government's "wrong policy," while Pradhan hit back at BJD president Naveen Patnaik, asserting he never disgraced the state.
- Emphasizing his farmer roots and inherited values, Pradhan stated, "I will never do any work which will tarnish the state's reputation," while dismissing his former ministerial post as unimportant.
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India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has left his post amid unprecedented civil protests that swept across the country, historian, politician and New Labour trade union chairwoman Darya Mitina said. In an interview with Pravda.Ru, the expert explained that repeated failures and data leaks in the country's digital national examination system, which determines the future of millions of young people, triggered the social explosion. Accordi…
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Dharmendra Pradhan spoke for the first time since his resignation as education minister following mass protests against him. He said he "suffered" because of Gen Z, who led the protests.
Dharmendra Pradhan, in First Remarks Since Resignation, Says ‘Some Misled Gen Z’
Dharmendra Pradhan, former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP, publicly addressed his resignation following the NEET paper leak controversy. He stated that the younger generation, often referred to as Gen Z, was misled during the protests that led to his decision to step down. Pradhan emphasised that his resignation was not a matter of personal prestige but was intended to prevent the exploitation of student grievances and to protect the …
Dharmendra Pradhan breaks silence on resignation over NEET paper leak: ‘Some tried to mislead GenZ’
Former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reportedly said he had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought his permission to acknowledge the aspirations of the younger generation rather than allow their grievances to be exploited for political ends.
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