Congress hails Pradhan’s resignation, credits Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
Congress party leaders in Telangana are celebrating the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, linking it to their campaign against NEET examination irregularities. They are calling for further parliamentary debate and systemic reforms in national competitive exams.
Why it matters
This highlights the political mobilization of the opposition party following a major national controversy regarding student testing.
Telangana Congress leaders, including TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Peddapalli MP Gaddam Vamsi Krishna, and State Mahila Congress president Errabelli Swarna, among others, welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, describing it as a victory for students, youth movement and the Opposition’s campaign over the NEET examination paper leak.
Participating in a rally on Necklace Road on Saturday, Mr. Goud said that students had united against the Centre’s “authoritarian approach”. TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy has led a victory rally in Sangareddy and hailed Rahul Gandhi’s leadership.
At Gandhi Bhavan, Congress leaders and workers celebrated the resignation by distributing sweets and bursting crackers. MLC Balmoor Venkat credited Rahul Gandhi with amplifying the issue and urged the Centre to undertake reforms in the education system.
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