Opposition parties and student groups intensified demands for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign following the NEET 2026 paper leak scandal.
Political rivals in Parliament and state assemblies argued that ultimate responsibility for examination integrity rests with the minister overseeing the National Testing Agency. Student organisations staged campus protests and social media campaigns amplifying calls for accountability.
The leak forced cancellation of results and scheduling of a June 21 re-examination, disrupting the academic calendar for medical aspirants nationwide. Opposition leaders linked the scandal to broader concerns about competitive exam security from UPSC to state boards.
Pradhan has defended the government’s response while investigations by the CBI continue. Resignation demands reflect a familiar pattern in Indian politics where ministers face pressure after high-profile administrative failures, though the prime minister retains final authority over cabinet changes.
Student unions and opposition MPs raised the resignation demand in Parliament and at public rallies after the NEET leak invalidated nationwide results. Pradhan remains in office while the CBI pursues suspects and the National Testing Agency prepares enhanced security for the re-examination.
Campus protests and parliamentary speeches kept pressure on Pradhan after lakhs of students learned their NEET results would be discarded. Opposition parties argued ministerial accountability requires resignation when a national entrance examination’s integrity is compromised.
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