Dharmendra Pradhan Says He Resigned As Education Minister After NEET Protests, Accuses Attempts To Mislead Gen Z
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said attempts were made to "mislead" Gen Z during the protests over the NEET paper leak issue, prompting him to quit as Union Education Minister. Pradhan broke his silence on his resignation while addressing students and teachers at GM University here, exactly two weeks after he stepped down amid massive protests at…
Senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his position as Union Education Minister after protests erupted over the NEET paper leak issue. Pradhan claimed that attempts were made to mislead Generation Z during the protests, prompting his resignation. He addressed students and teachers at GM University in Bhubaneswar, two weeks after stepping down amid massive protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Pradhan stated that his resignation had no personal motives, as he believed the post was not important to him. He emphasized that around 20 crore children were born in India over the last 10 years, many of whom had aspirations to make India the Vishwa Guru. Pradhan also criticized former Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, asserting that he would not be deterred by the protests led by BJD workers or any derogatory remarks from Patnaik.
In response, BJD leaders accused Pradhan of defaming Patnaik and questioned his commitment to the people of Odisha.
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