Shameful: Priyanka Gandhi slams Dharmendra Pradhan's Parliament welcome by NDA MPs
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said it was "shameful" that BJP MPs welcomed Dharmendra Pradhan in the Parliament premises "as if he were a superstar"
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said it was "shameful" that BJP MPs welcomed Dharmendra Pradhan in the Parliament premises "as if he were a superstar" soon after his resignation as education minister following large-scale student protests. Her remarks came after Pradhan was received by some party colleagues in the Parliament complex with a traditional cap and stole, while slogans of "Pradhan Zindabad" were raised. Opposition MPs also shouted slogans such as "Chor, chor, paper chor" and criticised the ruling party for felicitating him. Read Full Story Asked about the reception given to Pradhan, Priyanka Gandhi said, "Don't you think it is shameful?
Everyone saw the circumstances under which Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, but yesterday in the Parliament premises, he was welcomed as if he were a superstar!" She also attacked the government over its handling of students, saying, "No one can trust the Modi government, because even today, students are being harassed. I saw some Instagram handles with photographs of women alleging that they did such and such thing." "Do you want to engage in talks to resolve this matter or you are still after the students, wanting to suppress them? This is wrong," the Congress general secretary said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had also criticised the reception given to Pradhan. In a post in Hindi on X on Monday, he said, "Dharmendra Pradhan is -- and will always remain -- a symbol of corruption and India's ruined education system. That very system claimed the lives of 26 children and forced lakhs of youths to take to the streets." He said Pradhan had resigned not out of moral conscience, but out of fear of the youth's outrage. "And today, the BJP is garlanding that very same person in Parliament.
This is not an honour; it is a celebration of the ruined futures of lakhs of children. Every student in the country is watching this, and will remember every face involved," he said. The row in Parliament, with BJP MPs welcoming Pradhan and Opposition members raising slogans against him, drew strong reactions from the Congress, with both Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi accusing the government of ignoring the concerns of students. Ends
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