'Welcomed him as if he were a superstar': Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP MPs for felicitating Pradhan
She said the welcome ignored student anger over paper leaks and police action, while the government said the remarks were defamatory.
- On Tuesday, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemned BJP MPs for welcoming former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to Parliament "as if he were a superstar," calling the felicitation "shameful" amid the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak crisis.
- Pradhan resigned July 25, taking "moral responsibility" for examination irregularities after weeks of protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party beginning June 6 demanding accountability for systemic failures.
- Questioning the use of force, Gandhi alleged 152 paper leaks in 10 years with no mafia punished, and demanded answers regarding why police deployed "pellet guns" against students during the July 20 march.
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju demanded an apology, labeling Gandhi's remarks "character assassination," while Speaker Om Birla expunged the comments during the Public Examination Amendment Bill 2026 debate.
- As the debate resumes Wednesday, the government aims to tighten examination integrity through stricter penalties, though opposition leaders argue the Bill fails to address the underlying accountability issues raised by student protests.
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Dharmendra Pradhan receives rousing welcome on his first Odisha visit after Cabinet exit
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan returned to Odisha on Tuesday for the first time after his resignation from the Union Cabinet, receiving a warm reception from BJP workers who hailed his decision as a "sacrifice in the interest of the youth and the nation."
Opposition leaders slam BJP in Lok Sabha over 'superstar' welcome of Pradhan in Parliament
New Delhi, Jul 28: Top Opposition leaders on Tuesday tore into the BJP, claiming that Dharmendra Pradhan was given a hero's welcome in the Parliament after he quit as Union education minister following the large-scale student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. Pradhan was welcomed by BJP MPs with slogans when he reached the Parliament House on Monday. Participating in a debate on the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendm…
'Were They Terrorists?' Priyanka Gandhi Questions Pellet Gun Use Against Student Protesters
'Were They Terrorists?' Priyanka Gandhi Questions Pellet Gun Use Against Student Protesters 2 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday questioned the use of pellet guns and other crowd-control measures against students protesting alleged irregularities in public examinations, asking whether the demonstrators were being treated as “terrorists”. Participating in the Lok Sabha debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amend…
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