The political unrest in Bihar intensified as student demonstrations over the NEET paper leak led to clashes, detentions and fresh demands for accountability.
What began as a suspected exam leak has grown into a wider investigation, with police using digital evidence to trace the accused. Authorities are now working to uncover the full network.
The end of the high-profile agitation has brought relief to thousands of daily commuters, while mobile internet services have also resumed in central Delhi. The government has promised action on key demands.
Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said the resignation showed that sustained public pressure could force accountability.
Senior BJP leader and BJP National Council member Sanjay Tandon, reacting to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET issue, said that "the Education Minister's decision to resign reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to accountability, transparency and the dignity of the youth."
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said India’s youth had “risen to the occasion” by defeating politics of division, while JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra termed the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation a triumph of truth and democratic resistance.
The Tricolour was waved, sweets were distributed, and firecrackers were burst at several places across Madhya Pradesh following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday.
Joshi is currently the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy.
In preparation for Haridwar Kumbh 2027, the Uttarakhand Forest Department plans to fit radio collars on the group leaders of elephant herds to mitigate man-elephant conflicts in the Haridwar forest area.
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke's parents told reporters on Saturday that while they are happy he succeeded in ousting former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, they were extremely worried about him.
