Reports claiming Pradhan quit after CJP rejected proposal for portfolio change 'baseless', says BJP
The BJP has dismissed media reports suggesting that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Education Minister due to pressure from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) regarding a portfolio change. The party labeled these claims as baseless and intended to sensationalize the recent ministerial exit.
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The resignation of a high-profile minister amid student protests over exam leaks is a significant political development in India.
The BJP on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) dismissed as "baseless and imaginative" media reports claiming that Dharmandra Pradhan had to resign as education minister because the C JP refused to accept the government's initial proposal to change the Minister's portfolio.
Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, BJP MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that the news was published to sensationalise the issue.
According to reports, during talks with representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest against the NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar, the government initially offered to change Pradhan's portfolio, but the proposal was rejected by the other side.
The CJP made it clear that mr. Pradhan would have to go, the reports stated.
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