Dharmendra Pradhan tenders resignation

CJP agitators insist on two other demands

GN Bureau | July 25, 2026


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Dharmendra Pradhan, education minister at the centre of the storm of the NEET paper leak, offered his resignation to the prime minister on Saturday.

 
He posted a two-page letter on X, saying he was pained by the events of the last ten days. "This is not a matter of personal prestige for me."
 
He was referring to the agitation led by 'Cockroach Janta Party', demanding his resignation. 
 
At Jantar Mantar, the protest site, the CJP leaders welcomed the announcement but added that two of their three demands were yet to be accepted. They insist of a Rs 1 crore compensation to the families of the 20-odd students who committed suicide when the NEET exams were cancelled in May after yet another paper leak, and withdrawing police cases against protesters.
 

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