Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns Amidst Student Protests
Kathmandu. After Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, the Kakroch Janata Party (CJP) celebrated the move as a victory for the student movement.
Sharing a post on social media X, the party wrote, 'Long live student power.'
Following weeks of massive student protests in Delhi demanding his resignation, particularly over the leak of the NEET-UG question paper and irregularities in the exam, Pradhan resigned on Saturday.
Immediately after the resignation announcement, there was jubilation at the protest site in Jantar Mantar. In a video from the site, students were seen celebrating the decision along with Dipak.
Addressing the youth of the country, Pradhan defended the government's actions in a letter posted on X in Hindi. He stated that he was taking moral responsibility for the activities related to the medical entrance examination. Pradhan wrote, 'From day one, I accepted responsibility and never shied away from this situation.'
He mentioned that as soon as irregularities were found in the NEET-UG exam conducted on May 3, 2026, the Narendra Modi government immediately handed over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), canceled the exam, and announced and conducted a new exam. The former minister said that the re-examination held on June 21 was successfully completed through the integrated efforts of the government, involving the examination center, state government, and district administration.
In this context, he accused individuals in responsible positions of trying to mislead students during the controversy. He mentioned that these attempts had deeply hurt him.
Although he did not name any person or organization, he had been continuously attacking opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in recent days.
Stating that the events of the last 10 days had saddened him, Pradhan clarified that this matter was not about his personal prestige. Instead, he said he took this decision to protect the safety of students and national unity.
He wrote, 'Considering the situation that has arisen in Jantar Mantar and across the country, I have submitted my resignation to the honorable Prime Minister so that anti-national elements do not take advantage of this, the unity of the country remains intact, no student's future gets entangled in legal complications, and our children can dedicate their time to studies and career building.'
He stated that youth should not be allowed to fall into the trap of misinformation and deception.
#WATCH | Delhi: Moment when Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from his post; visuals from the protest at Jantar Mantar pic.twitter.com/6YNf9LN3bN
— ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2026
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