'To ensure anti-national forces don't take advantage': What Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation letter says
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, taking moral responsibility for irregularities in the NEET-UG examination, which led to a CBI probe and a re-examination. In his resignation letter, he defended the government's swift actions, including cancelling the initial test and conducting a fresh one on June 21, 2026. Pradhan expressed concern over attempts by unnamed individuals to mislead students during the controversy, emphasizing that his decision was to protect students rather than for personal prestige.