Here's the last time a Union minister resigned under Modi govt because of protests
Their claim is that it became a trend since PM Modi came to power in 2014.Back in 2015, Rajnath Singh fueled the fire of such claims, which the opposition still quotes. Resignations don't happen here,” he had said back then. Most of these women had worked or interacted with him when he was the editor of several leading newspapers.
- ▪Their claim is that it became a trend since PM Modi came to power in 2014.Back in 2015, Rajnath Singh fueled the fire of such claims, which the opposition still quotes.
- ▪Resignations don't happen here,” he had said back then.
- ▪Most of these women had worked or interacted with him when he was the editor of several leading newspapers.
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HomeNextHere's the last time a Union minister resigned under Modi govt because of protestsTo even draw a remote parallel, one has to rewind the clock all the way to 2018, when MJ Akbar stepped down from his post as Union minister.Updated on: Jul 25, 2026, 20:20:02 ISTBy Shivam Pratap SinghPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link It's rare for the Narendra Modi government to bow to public pressure. Even rarer is a sitting minister resigning. This is why education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation is such a big event.MJ Akbar stepped down from his post as Union minister of state for external affairs at the height of the #MeToo movement.
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