{"id":5782,"date":"2026-07-27T21:49:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5782"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:49:41","slug":"dharmendra-pradhan-i-am-a-street-fighter-combative-dharmendra-pradhan-arrives-in-parliament-to-a-rousing-welcome-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5782","title":{"rendered":"Dharmendra Pradhan: &#8216;I am a street fighter&#8217;: Combative Dharmendra Pradhan arrives in Parliament to a rousing welcome | 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-132670801,imgsize-152672,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/dharmendra-pradhan.jpg\" alt=\"'I am a street fighter': Combative Dharmendra Pradhan arrives in Parliament to a rousing welcome\" title=\"NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday\">NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: &#8220;Nothing happened. I am a street fighter, not an AC-room activist,&#8221; was former education minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dharmendra-pradhan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dharmendra Pradhan<\/a>&#8216;s riposte to Congress MP Jairam Ramesh&#8217;s &#8220;It happens&#8221; remarks to him as he came to Parliament Monday two days after quitting the post due to protests over paper leaks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>BJP-led NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex &#8211; the first time since 2014 as just an MP. Many raised &#8220;Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad&#8221; slogan and escorted him inside. Darbhanga MP Gopal Jee Thakur placed a traditional Mithila Paag on his head while another MP honoured him with an &#8216;angavastram&#8217;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Seen together with senior ministers and party functionaries along with cadre visiting the ex-minister, the public display of support in the Parliament complex was seen as <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>&#8216;s way of sending a clear message that Pradhan&#8217;s resignation was no reflection on his work. MPs emphasised that Pradhan resigned even though there were no personal allegations against him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>His combative response to Ramesh showed that Pradhan, buoyed by support from colleagues, may be getting ready to respond to personal attacks during any discussion on the NEET paper leak issue.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/i-am-a-street-fighter-combative-dharmendra-pradhan-arrives-in-parliament-to-a-rousing-welcome\/articleshow\/132670795.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NDA MPs expressed solidarity with Pradhan when he arrived in the Parliament complex on Monday NEW DELHI: &#8220;Nothing happened. 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