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Opposition Leaders Welcome Dharmendra Pradhan’s Resignation, Call It a Victory for Gen Z

Samira Vishwas | July 26, 2026 3:24 AM CST

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation has shaken and surprised the entire nation after the long standing protest Gen Z protest under the banner of CJP at Jantar Mantar against the NEET UG 2026 paper leak. Jantar Mantar has turned into a celebration. Opposition leaders from various political parties have reacted to the resignation and congratulated the youth, Gen Z, and Students who participated in this movement.

Reaction of Opposition Leaders

Several opposition leaders from different political parties have welcomed the news of Education Minister’s resignation. This comes just before the third level talks between CJP delegation leaders and Union Minister. Here’s the reaction of the leaders:

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav while speaking to the media said, “We have just arrived here, and in the meanwhile, an important piece of news has come in. This is especially encouraging for the younger generation. Wherever this news has reached, people have celebrated with joy. The question is; why did it have to come to this? If this decision was going to be made anyway, it should have been taken earlier after speaking with the students and meeting them. That should have happened before, because students had already lost their lives. The government had admitted that the examination paper had been leaked.”

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted a video on his Congratulations to students across the country. I am proud of every young person who stood up to defend democracy, the Constitution, and their future through peaceful, constitutional means.”

AAP Chief Arivind Kejriwal

Aam Adami Party national convenor Arvind Kejrewal in a video message which was posted on his Big win for democracy.”

AAP Leader Manish Sisodia

AAP leader Manish Sisodia posted a video on his

AAP MP Sanjay Singh

AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, ” This is a huge victory for crores of youth in this country. We’ve been saying during our protests that the world follows the path of youth…The government had to accept the youth’s demands. They have some more demands; Discussions are ongoing, so I consider this a huge victory. For the first time in 12 years, a government minister has been forced to resign, and this will start a tradition of accountability…This is a huge victory for the youth of this country. Secondly, despite PM Modi’s attempts to crush the movement, he failed. As much as he was fighting the youth, the youth were fighting him with many times more intensity. The movement was spreading across the country…Once again I salute the crores of youth of this country.”

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra while talking to media said, “I got a little emotional when I heard this news because, many times over the last 10 or 12 years, I have asked myself, ‘When are our young people going to wake up? Look at what is being done to our country.’ The RSS is destroying the entire education system. Every post, every vice-chancellor, the ideology of our forefathers has been systematically broken down…”

AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj

AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj posted a video on his to their demands.”

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge tweets, “India’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ has finally reached the threshold of the 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. 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.”