Telangana Minister supports student movement, calls on Centre to drop cases against Jantar Mantar protesters
Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar expressed support for students protesting the NEET paper leak in Delhi and called for the withdrawal of cases against them. He also demanded the resignation of the Union Education Minister on moral grounds.
Why it matters
This demonstrates the political alignment of regional state leaders with national student movements, intensifying pressure on the central government regarding exam integrity.
Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Friday (July 24, 2026) expressed solidarity with students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak issue and demanded that the Centre withdraw cases registered against protesting students and activists.
Stating that he supported the student movement as a former NSUI leader, Mr. Prabhakar said peaceful protest was a constitutional right in a democracy and condemned the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration’s advisory asking students and faculty members not to participate in the ongoing agitation.
Holding the Union Government accountable for the incident, he demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on moral grounds.
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