Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation breaks with Modi govt's long-held ‘this is not UPA’ line
Rejecting the Opposition's demand for her resignation, the then home minister Rajnath Singh said: “Yeh UPA ki sarkar nahin hai. Hum bali ki rajneeti mein vishwas nahin karte.” (“This is not a government of the Congress-led UPA. However, she represented the Shiromani Akali Dal, then an NDA ally, and her resignation stemmed from a policy disagreement with the government rather than acceptance of responsibility for a crisis.
- ▪Rejecting the Opposition's demand for her resignation, the then home minister Rajnath Singh said: “Yeh UPA ki sarkar nahin hai.
- ▪Hum bali ki rajneeti mein vishwas nahin karte.” (“This is not a government of the Congress-led UPA.
- ▪However, she represented the Shiromani Akali Dal, then an NDA ally, and her resignation stemmed from a policy disagreement with the government rather than acceptance of responsibility for a crisis.
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HomeNextDharmendra Pradhan's resignation breaks with Modi govt's long-held ‘this is not UPA’ lineDharmendra Pradhan's resignation is first by a cabinet-rank minister as responsibility over a governance row during Modi's tenure of 12 years as PM so far.Updated on: Jul 25, 2026, 15:37:56 ISTBy Aarish ChhabraPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Coming after pressure from the Cockroach Janta Party's massive protest and the Congress-led Opposition's sustained stance, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation on Saturday marked a major departure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's long-held approach of standing by ministers facing political pressure.Several student organisations and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party gathered at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai, to show…
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