Dharmendra Pradhan exit sparks calls for Odisha, Chhattisgarh ministers to resign
Opposition parties and activists in Odisha and Chhattisgarh are demanding the resignation of state education ministers following Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as Union Education Minister amid protests over a NEET question paper leak. In Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress intensified their campaign against School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, citing errors in school textbooks. Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik urged Gond to resign, echoing Pradhan's recent exit as a precedent for accountability.