Pradhan’s resignation shifts focus to Harjot Bains as Congress raises pressure in Punjab
Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said the resignation showed that sustained public pressure could force accountability.
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.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, on Saturday called for expediting the speed of ongoing hydroelectric power projects in the Kishtwar district, saying that these plants will generate an estimated capacity of 8000 MW thus enabling J&K emerge as the biggest power hub of North India.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly was adjourned sine die concluding the Winter Session at Tapovan (Dharamshala) on Saturday.
BJP leader Navya Haridas has filed a petition in the Kerala High Court challenging Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's victory from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in the November 13 bypoll.
During the Question Hour on the last day of the winter session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the opposition cornered the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government on the issue of closing down institutions in the state.
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday held a meeting with Chief Ministers/LGs and state Health Ministers, requesting their support toward the ongoing 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign.