In 1997, Dharmendra Pradhan led a student protest against a paper leak in Odisha: Report
Reports have emerged detailing Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's own history as a student activist protesting against paper leaks in 1997. This irony is being highlighted by protesters currently calling for his resignation following recent examination controversies.
Why it matters
The historical context adds a layer of political irony to the current crisis facing the Indian education ministry.
Amid widespread calls for the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, multiple reports have surfaced, claiming that the BJP leader once protested against a paper leak in Odisha.As per a report published by The New Indian Express, Pradhan’s former associates recalled a 1997 protest outside the Odisha secretariat over an alleged paper leak. Track LIVE updates on CJP protestThe associate, identified as Dr Prasant Kumar Rout, Principal of RMD Degree College, Bhubaneswar, first spoke to TNIE after Pradhan assumed charge as the education minister in 2021.Rout, who was Pradhan’s junior in college, stated that the protest happened around the time he was going to join the BJP.
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