Pradhan offered to quit on first day of student agitation: BJP leader Vijayvargiya
BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya stated that former Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan offered to resign immediately following the start of student protests over exam irregularities. The resignation was eventually accepted to stabilize the political situation amid the ongoing agitation.
Why it matters
The statement provides insight into the internal decision-making process of the ruling party regarding the high-profile resignation of a cabinet minister.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has claimed that Dharmendra Pradhan had offered to resign as Union Education Minister on the very first day of the student agitation in Delhi .
"Pradhan's resignation has foiled the designs of those foreign forces that wanted to destabilise India by spreading violence, as happened in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. I congratulate him for what he has done," Mr. Vijayvargiya told reporters in Indore on Saturday (July 25, 2026).
Mr. Pradhan resigned on Saturday (July 25, 2026), following which the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its 36-day agitation that galvanised lakhs of people over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak.
BJP's former general secretary, Mr. Vijayvargiya, said Mr. Pradhan discharged every responsibility assigned to him with honesty and dedication.
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