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Pradhan says misled Gen Z prompted his resignation as minister
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that attempts to mislead Gen Z during the NEET paper leak protests prompted his resignation. Speaking at GM University in Odisha two weeks…
The Story in Brief
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that attempts to mislead Gen Z during the NEET paper leak protests prompted his resignation. Speaking at GM University in Odisha two weeks after stepping down, Pradhan said he approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to quit. He claimed the ministerial post was never important to him. The Economic Times reports Pradhan also hit out at BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, accusing him of engaging youths in protests against him.
BJD leader Rohit Pujari countered that Pradhan was criticised over police action against peaceful student protesters at Jantar Mantar, and claimed 21 students died by suicide due to the controversy. Times Now adds that Pradhan emphasised understanding Gen Z's aspirations and warned against misleading influences.
The Indian Opinion
The NEET paper leak is a genuine crisis, but both sides are using it to score points. Pradhan blames misleading of Gen Z; the BJD and protesters point to police lathi-charge and student suicides. Neither explanation fully addresses the core failure: exam security. The real test will be whether the government ensures a transparent re-exam and punishes the actual culprits, not just trades accusations.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
