‘Punjab Didn’t See Paper Leak, It Is…’: AAP’s Kejriwal Responds To Calls For Edu Minister’s Resignation After Dharmendra Pradhan

Published 27 July 2026 · local

‘Punjab Didn’t See Paper Leak, It Is…’: AAP’s Kejriwal Responds To Calls For Edu Minister’s Resignation After Dharmendra Pradhan Published By, Last Updated: July 27

‘Punjab Didn’t See Paper Leak, It Is…’: AAP’s Kejriwal Responds To Calls For Edu Minister’s Resignation After Dharmendra Pradhan Published By, Last Updated: July 27, 2026, 18:17 IST After Shweta Tiwari's demand: Punjab pharma exam saw cheating not paper leak...AAP has been in power in Delhi for 10 years, and not a single paper has leaked, says Arvind Kejriwal Rapid Read Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference. (PTI) As the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest over NEET paper leak at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Education Minister, some, such as actor Shweta Tiwari, raised questions about Punjab. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday explained how the Punjab incident was “cheating" and not paper leak. हमने पंजाब को शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में 27वें नंबर से नंबर 1 पर ला खड़ा किया। भाजपा हमारे इसी शानदार काम पर कलंक लगाने की कोशिश कर रही है।हमारी दिल्ली में 10 साल सरकार रही, पंजाब में हमारी सरकार है, लेकिन एक भी पेपर लीक नहीं हुआ। दूसरी तरफ, भाजपा की जहाँ भी सरकारें हैं, वहाँ लगातार… pic.twitter.com/MlAotwdaH0 — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 27, 2026 WHAT SHWETA TIWARI SAID Actress Shweta Tiwari questioned selective political accountability on Instagram by asking when Punjab’s Education Minister would resign and if the “Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) would protest there.

Her remarks followed former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, triggering a massive online debate with those for and against it. ‘NOT PAPER LEAK, CHEATING’: WHAT ARVIND KEJRIWAL SAID Kejriwal defended his party’s governance record in both Delhi and Punjab. “We have been in power in Delhi for 10 years, and not a single paper has leaked. Similarly, in Punjab, there hasn’t been a single leak in the last five years. In one instance, two students tried to cheat using smart pens at two centres; they were caught immediately…It was a case of cheating," Kejriwal clarified. He further highlighted Punjab’s progress in the education sector, stating, “Before 2022, Punjab was ranked 27th in education; today, it is number one. This progress is what is bothering our opponents." THE PUNJAB PHARMA EXAM PAPER BREACH A massive high-tech cheating racket was busted occurred during the Pharmacy Officer Recruitment Examination held on July 19. The exam, conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) across 18 centres in Faridkot and Ferozepur, was aimed at filling 454 government vacancies. The incident was not an advance question paper leak, but rather a sophisticated, real-time cheating operation. Candidates smuggled in miniature Bluetooth devices, microscopic earpieces, and hidden pen cameras.