Amid talks with CJP, govt rules out Pradhan’s exit as ‘resignation would mean running away’
The Indian government has ruled out the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid ongoing controversies surrounding the National Testing Agency. Officials plan to introduce legislative amendments to strengthen enforcement against paper leaks and organized cheating in public examinations.
Why it matters
This addresses a major national crisis regarding the integrity of India's competitive examination system, which affects millions of students and the country's educational credibility.
New Delhi: The Centre has ruled out the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with senior government functionaries saying that his removal would amount to walking away from the problem rather than fixing it. “Resignation equates to running away, and running away is not a solution,” a government source said Friday.
An amendment to the existing law will be tabled Monday in Parliament, the source added, describing the government’s response to demands raised by protesting students as substantive. The source also said the measure being brought in is an amendment to the law already on the statute book and not a fresh Bill, and that its purpose is to address specific failures identified in the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
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