Rail accidents, wars, terror, corruption — and onions: Why Indian ministers, even a CM, have quit in the past
Nehru had initially stripped him of the defence portfolio while leaving him in charge of defence production; Menon insisted on quitting altogether. He was replaced by Sushma Swaraj weeks before the state assembly election, which the BJP nonetheless lost to the Congress under Sheila Dikshit.Verma, known for his austere style, is reported to have gone home in a DTC bus after signing his resignation. Kumar cited moral responsibility and tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- ▪Nehru had initially stripped him of the defence portfolio while leaving him in charge of defence production; Menon insisted on quitting altogether.
- ▪He was replaced by Sushma Swaraj weeks before the state assembly election, which the BJP nonetheless lost to the Congress under Sheila Dikshit.Verma, known for his austere style, is reported to have gone home in a DTC bus after signing his
- ▪Kumar cited moral responsibility and tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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HomeNextRail accidents, wars, terror, corruption — and onions: Why Indian ministers, even a CM, have quit in the pastFrom the 1956 Ariyalur train disaster to 2018 #MeToo exit, the moments that have made staying in office untenable for political leaders.Updated on: Jul 25, 2026, 19:02:01 ISTBy HT CorrespondentPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday resigned after weeks of student- and youth-led protests over the NEET-UG paper leak, becoming one of only two ministers in Narendra Modi-led governments to step down over a controversy.(From left) Shivraj Patil, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Sahib Singh Verma (Wikimedia Commons/HT combination image)The protests, spearheaded by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), had drawn nationwide sit-ins…
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