'Victory Of Millions Of Youth': Congress Celebrates After Dharmendra Pradhan Steps Down Amid CJP Protests

Published 25 July 2026 · india

'Victory Of Millions Of Youth': Congress Celebrates After Dharmendra Pradhan Steps Down Amid CJP Protests Published By, Last Updated: July 25, 2026, 15:40 IST The

'Victory Of Millions Of Youth': Congress Celebrates After Dharmendra Pradhan Steps Down Amid CJP Protests Published By, Last Updated: July 25, 2026, 15:40 IST The Congress Saturday celebrated the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, describing it as a "victory of millions of youths" Dharmendra Pradhan resigns as Education Minister (PTI File) The Congress Saturday celebrated the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, describing it as a “victory of millions of youths“. The development came after Pradhan stepped down from the cabinet in the aftermath of mounting protests following the Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 paper leak. In a post on ‘X’, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote: “India’s ‘Students’ Echo’ has finally reached the threshold of arrogant power. This is the victory of our millions of youth who raised their voices on the streets across the country to fix the education system. This is the victory of truth and the defeat of Mr. Modi’s stubbornness." भारत के ‘छात्रों की गूँज’ आख़िरकार अंहकारी सत्ता की दहलीज़ तक पहुँच गई।ये हमारे करोड़ों युवाओं की जीत है जिन्होंने देशभर में शिक्षा व्यवस्था को दुरुस्त करने के लिए सड़क पर आवाज़ उठाई। ये सत्य की जीत है और मोदी जी के हठ की हार है।

ये उन सभी परिवारों की जीत हैं जिन्होंने… — Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 25, 2026 Calling for strict action “those who unleashed lathis, batons, and pellet guns" on protestors at Jantar Mantar, he said: “This is the victory of all those families who lost their blood, their children, because this government is corrupt. This is the victory of the united opposition, who raised their voices from Parliament to the streets in the interest of the students. Now it is Mr. Modi’s turn to apologize to our young generation and to take strict action against those who unleashed lathis, batons, and pellet guns on them". The Congress had been supporting the students’ movement spearheaded by th Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also hailed the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protestors, saying that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was “forced to resign“. The development came after Pradhan stepped down from the cabinet in the aftermath of mounting protests following the Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 paper leak. In a video message posted on ‘X’, AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said: “They (Centre) used to say there were no resignations under Modi’s leadership. But the GenZs, the youth of the country, took the resignation of PM Narendra Modi’s key aide against his wish".