Eshwarappa defends Pradhan over resignation
Former minister K.S. Eshwarappa has defended Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following his resignation, attributing it to external political factors rather than personal failure. Eshwarappa also criticized the state government's handling of local governance and dismissed student protests regarding the NEET-UG paper leak as politically motivated.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions in India regarding education policy and administrative accountability.
Stating that Dharmendra Pradhan had brought in many reforms in the education field, former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa said the Union Minister for Education had been made to resign for the wrongs committed by someone else.
Addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. Eshwarappa said Mr. Pradhan was a committed and honest leader who had been made to take responsibility for matters he was not involved in. He recalled that when he was president of the State unit of the BJP, Mr. Pradhan was the party’s in-charge for Karnataka and had travelled extensively across the State to strengthen the party organisation.
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