Protest held in Kolkata demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation
Students across Kolkata held protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination and police crackdowns on demonstrators in Delhi. The movement, supported by various student organizations and the Cockroach Janta Party, continues to gain momentum as opposition parties criticize the government's handling of the crisis.
Why it matters
The protests highlight growing national unrest regarding the integrity of competitive examinations and the government's response to student activism, potentially impacting the political stability of the current administration.
Students from Kolkata, mostly from universities in and around the city, held protests on Thursday (July 23, 2026) in solidarity with the students demonstrating at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak.
A group of students from Aliah University on Thursday took out a march from their Park Circus campus against the police brutality on students during the recent demonstrations at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Monday (July 20, 2026)
“We are standing with the protesting students in Delhi. This is absolutely not acceptable how the police launched a crackdown on these protesters. We all want a change in the education system. Our firm demand is Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. He has failed to do his job. This is why we are protesting today,” said a student from the rally.
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