{"id":5202,"date":"2026-07-25T23:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5202"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:59:01","slug":"dharmendra-pradhan-resigns-government-took-exit-call-after-wangchuk-breakthrough-failed-to-end-protests-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5202","title":{"rendered":"Dharmendra Pradhan resigns: Government took exit call after Wangchuk breakthrough failed to end protests | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\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-132633247,imgsize-185746,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/dharmendra-pradhan-resigns.jpg\" alt=\"Dharmendra Pradhan resigns: Government took exit call after Wangchuk breakthrough failed to end protests\" title=\"Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP\u2019s Saurav Das, addressed press conference\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP\u2019s Saurav Das, addressed press conference\">Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP\u2019s Saurav Das, addressed press conference<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: BJP has fended off numerous opposition campaigns built around allegations, contentious laws or policies, and suspected wrongdoings of a senior Union minister or a chief minister since PM Modi took office in 2014 without making any appearance of bowing to pressure.<!-- --> However, where the opposition could not succeed, street protests and the fear that they could have triggered violence have.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, a key member of the Cabinet since Modi first took office in 2014, following unebbing protests is a significant political dent to the party, presenting the opposition a rare opening to build on youth anger after suffering electoral setbacks and desertions from ranks. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Qkqxz\">\n<h2>CJP Jantar Mantar Protest Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Govt hoped to benefit from the optics of activist Sonam Wangchuk breaking his 26-day hunger strike by accepting soup from Union minister J P Nadda and agreeing to the gentle terms built on assurances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>With the protests, though, showing no signs of a let-up and Rahul Gandhi stepping up opposition&#8217;s stir, BJP chose pragmatism over defiance, more so as it was confronted with Gen Z that did not deal in the old grammar of politics, making its irreverent slogans, memes and skits go viral.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Earlier, government had withdrawn farm laws in Nov 2021 following a year-long protest from farmers, while Modi had publicly announced in Dec 2019 that his govt had no plans for a National Register of Citizens to defuse the agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>J Akbar, who quit in 2018 after his name surfaced in the #MeToo row, was a junior minister and carried little political heft. As BJP counts its losses, it will have to grapple with the challenge of winning over a generation which, many political observers say, had been showing signs of restiveness over a host of employment-related concerns even before these protests broke out, despite a section supporting the party\u2019s other planks.<!-- --> The view within BJP is that despite the immediate political price it has paid, it has shown its sincerity of purpose by engaging with protesters and conceding to them, belying the charge that it was \u201carrogant and insensitive<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/dharmendra-pradhan-resigns-government-took-exit-call-after-wangchuk-breakthrough-failed-to-end-protests\/articleshow\/132633218.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union ministers Jitendra Singh and J P Nadda, along with CJP\u2019s Saurav Das, addressed press conference NEW DELHI: BJP has 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