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Pradhan says he quit over attempts to ‘mislead’ Gen Z on NEET
Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said attempts to mislead Gen Z during protests over the NEET paper leak prompted his resignation as Union Education Minister, the Economic Times reports. Speaking at GM University…
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Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said attempts to mislead Gen Z during protests over the NEET paper leak prompted his resignation as Union Education Minister, the Economic Times reports. Speaking at GM University in Bhubaneswar, the BJP MP said, 'The post was not important to me.' He resigned on July 25 after student protests at Jantar Mantar.
Pradhan also hit out at BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, accusing him of engaging youths in protests. BJD leader Rohit Pujari hit back, blaming Pradhan's handling of student agitations, including a lathi-charge and 21 student suicides. Police detained around 30 BJD workers in Sambalpur as a precaution.
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Both sides are spinning this. Pradhan frames his resignation as a principled stand against misguiding young voters, while the BJD paints him as the villain behind police excesses and exam chaos. Neither narrative addresses the real issue: thousands of students lost a year to NEET irregularities. The test will be whether any structural reform follows, or if this is just another round of political blame-shifting.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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