Former Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. File
| Photograph Credit score: ANI
Former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday (August 8, 2026) stated he had personally sought permission from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to concede the calls for of the protesters led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) not too long ago on the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The PM had agreed and in addition interacted with the youth, Mr. Pradhan stated.
Mr. Pradhan, who stepped down from the post of Education Minister following huge protests by college students, claimed it was by no means a status subject for him. “The incidents that passed off not too long ago present that some individuals tried to mislead the Gen Z or the brand new era of youths. Who’re Gen Zs? I consider they’re our personal. It was by no means a matter of non-public status for me,” he stated, addressing a gathering attended by Padma Shri awardees in Sambalpur, Odisha.
“If round two crore kids are born in India yearly, there will likely be practically 20 crore younger individuals within the 15-25 [years] age group over a decade. They carry the accountability of constructing India a ‘Vishwaguru’ and guaranteeing international welfare,” Mr. Pradhan stated.
“I come from a land the place many eminent personalities have made nice sacrifices, and I’ve inherited these values. Holding the accountability of Schooling Minister is nothing as compared,” he stated.
“I met the Prime Minister and sought his permission to simply accept [the protesters’ demands]. The Prime Minister agreed and later interacted with the youth. Nothing is above the nation’s curiosity. Fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the youthful era is a part of the values upheld by the nice personalities from this land,” the MP from the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency stated.
On Friday (August 7, 2026), the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD) IT Cell had posted a video on X exhibiting a bunch of individuals protesting in opposition to Mr. Pradhan and asking him to “return” on the Biju Patnaik Worldwide Airport in Bhubaneswar. The protesters accused Mr. Pradhan of being chargeable for the deaths of twenty-two college students, allegedly by suicides linked to irregularities within the conduct of the Nationwide Eligibility-cum-Entrance Take a look at (NEET) examination.
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Printed – August 08, 2026 09:53 pm IST
