Former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan says he resigned amid protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET paper leak case. In statements reported by outlets, he says he has spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought permission to respond publicly to concerns raised by younger people.
Pradhan frames his decision as an attempt to address the aspirations of “Gen Z” and to prevent grievances from being used for political purposes. Both reports cite him saying that some people tried to mislead Gen Z in connection with the controversy. One account emphasizes his claim that he asked for approval to acknowledge the younger generation’s aspirations, while the other focuses on his offer to step down during the period of unrest.
The accounts converge on his central point: he met the Prime Minister and links his resignation to the NEET leak protests and what he describes as misleading narratives. However, they differ slightly in what they highlight about his stated rationale—permission to speak on aspirations versus stepping down amid protests—without disputing the core sequence described.
