Did Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan want to resign much earlier? Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has claimed that Pradhan offered to step down on the very first day of the NEET paper leak protests but the BJP leadership refused to accept his resignation at the time. According to Vijayvargiya, the resignation was delayed because the party wanted to manage the crisis politically before eventually accepting Pradhan’s offer. His remarks provide a rare glimpse into the BJP’s internal decision-making during one of the biggest political controversies surrounding the NEET paper leak and nationwide student protests. Megha Murty brings the details.
