What happened in Odisha BJP
Odisha BJP leaders reported internal resentment after Archita Sachin Rahar, daughter of BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi, allegedly posted on Instagram celebrating Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. The resignation and the controversy were linked to student protests over a NEET leak.
The facts stated that Aparajita Sarangi was unavailable for comment. The reported facts also state that Aparajita Sarangi asked her daughter to remove the Instagram post after a phone call from Dharmendra Pradhan’s office, but the post did not change.
BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan criticised the remark attributed to Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter. Jagannath Pradhan described Dharmendra Pradhan as “son of the soil” and demanded an apology to Odisha for the adverse comments attributed to Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter.
What changed now
An Instagram post attributed to Archita Sachin Rahar became a parallel focus of political criticism during Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and during student protests over a NEET leak. Odisha BJP leaders’ reactions, as described in the available facts, included both sympathy for Dharmendra Pradhan and public criticism calling for an apology.
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