‘Street Fighter, Not AC-Room Activist’: Dharmendra Pradhan Hits Back At Congress MP

Published 27 July 2026 · local

‘Street Fighter, Not AC-Room Activist’: Dharmendra Pradhan Hits Back At Congress MP Published By, Last Updated: July 27, 2026, 15:50 IST Dharmendra Pradhan was welcomed

‘Street Fighter, Not AC-Room Activist’: Dharmendra Pradhan Hits Back At Congress MP Published By, Last Updated: July 27, 2026, 15:50 IST Dharmendra Pradhan was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like 'Pradhan Zindabad'. Dharmendra Pradhan arrived in Parliament on Monday, days after his resignation as the Union Education Minister. (Photo: PTI) Two days after he resigned as the Union Education Minister following massive students protests, Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday arrived in Parliament, where the BJP leader received thunderous applause from the party MPs. Pradhan was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like ‘Pradhan Zindabad‘. On the other hand, opposition MPs shouted slogans like ‘Chor Chor, Paper Chor’ and hit out at the ruling dispensation for felicitating Pradhan. #WATCH | Delhi: Union Education Minister and BJP MP Dharmendra Pradhan arrives at the Parliament.BJP-NDA MPs sloganeer “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad" as they receive him here.

pic.twitter.com/7DHXIzMkvI — ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2026 Pradhan told Congress MP Jairam Ramesh that he is a “street fighter" and not an “AC-room activist," NDTV reported. The former minister’s remark came after Ramesh’s “it happens" comments at his resignation. Congress leader Pawan Khera said Pradhan is an RSS hero because he implemented the RSS agenda through the education ministry. “That’s why he’s their hero. But as far as Pradhan is concerned, people now know his true self has we can see on social media and on roads," he said. Hitting out at the government, Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi alleged that the BJP government is “not serious" about reforming the education system and termed the proposed anti-paper leak legislation a “cosmetic Bill". Pradhan Resigns, High-Powered Task Force Formed, Anti-Paper Leak Bill Introduced Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of protests by students, mainly led by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday also announced the constitution of a high-powered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof. Earlier today, the government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation that forced Pradhan to resign as education minister. The proposed legislation was introduced by Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition demanding a response from the government over the police crackdown on students during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 protest march to Parliament. According to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, investigations into paper leak cases are to be completed within two months.