{"id":5035,"date":"2026-07-25T09:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:16:27","slug":"dharmendra-pradhan-resigns-as-union-education-minister-amid-massive-student-protests-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5035","title":{"rendered":"Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Union education minister amid massive student protests | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132622451,imgsize-941401,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/union-education-minister-dharmendra-pradhan.jpg\" alt=\"Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Union education minister amid massive student protests\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday tendered his resignation from the Council of Ministers amid the ongoing protests over the NEET paper leak.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>In a letter addressed to his &#8220;young friends,&#8221; Pradhan said that he has sent his resignation to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prime-minister-narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a>, considering the situation that has developed at Jantar Mantar and across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;I have been dedicated to students, teachers, and education reform for more than four decades. I have always believed that a strong, inclusive, and visionary education system is the very foundation of a strong nation. I deeply respect the aspirations, emotions, and just expectations of the country&#8217;s youth. Realizing the dreams of India&#8217;s young generation has been a moral commitment of all of us in political and social life.<!-- --> I express my gratitude to the Hon&#8217;ble Prime Minister for the opportunity he gave me to serve the nation under his visionary leadership,&#8221; Pradhan said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;Considering the situation that has developed at Jantar Mantar and across the country \u2014 that anti-national forces should not take advantage of this situation, that the unity of the country should be preserved, that not even a single student&#8217;s future should get entangled in legal complications, and that our children should devote their time to studies and focus on building their careers \u2014 I have sent my resignation to the Hon&#8217;ble Prime Minister,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/dharmendra-pradhan-resigns-as-union-education-minister-amid-massive-student-protests\/articleshow\/132622408.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday tendered his resignation from the Council of Ministers amid the ongoing protests over the NEET paper leak.In a letter addressed to his &#8220;young friends,&#8221; 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