Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after protests linked to alleged NEET question-paper leaks. Home Minister Amit Shah publicly responded by emphasising that students and exam fairness should take priority over party positions.
Amit Shah credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decisions aimed at strict punishment for those responsible for question-paper leaks and said he was confident that measures would lead to justice for NEET aspirants. Amit Shah also credited Dharmendra Pradhan’s tenure with education reforms and initiatives such as NEP implementation, mother-tongue options, expansion of PM SHRI schools, promotion of digital education, skill development, and stronger industry-academia coordination.
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