# BJP protests at AAP office, demands Punjab minister’s resignation over exam leaks 2026-08-21T12:41:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi BJP held a protest at the AAP headquarters on Ferozshah Road on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains over alleged exam paper leaks. The protesters, led by Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra and including party MPs, MLAs, and state office bearers, accused the four-and-a-half-year-old AAP government in Punjab of six exam paper leaks that they said impacted 30 lakh students. The protest came after AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal claimed that no paper leaks had occurred in Punjab under his party's government, though he acknowledged that students at two exam centres tried to use digital pens for cheating and were caught immediately. The BJP also noted that AAP had supported a recent protest that led to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The BJP is using exam paper leak allegations to target AAP before upcoming state elections, mirroring the national pressure that forced the resignation of a Union minister over NEET irregularities. Punjab has seen multiple competitive exam controversies, but the state government maintains that isolated cheating attempts were not leaks. The demand for Bains' resignation tests whether AAP can sustain its defence while its own allies previously called for accountability at the Centre. Watch for any formal complaint to the Punjab Police or the state's education department launching an inquiry. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Straight reporting of protest and claims without added judgement or endorsement This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, Harjot Singh Bains, Harsh Malhotra, Punjab Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-protests-at-aap-office-demands-punjab-ministers-resignation-over-exam-leaks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-protests-at-aap-office-demands-punjab-ministers-resignation-over-exam-leaks/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/