Textbook errors: Naveen Patnaik urges Odisha Education Minister to emulate Dharmendra Pradhan, resign
Odisha's Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday (July 27, 2026) demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks to be distributed in government schools.Mr. Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: Modi"State Education Minister Gond should follow the example of Dharmendra Pradhan and resign from the post. That is what the Biju Janata Dal has been demanding for the last two-three weeks," he said.The CPI(M) has also been holding a demonstration at the Master Canteen Square over the issue since morning.
- ▪Odisha's Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday (July 27, 2026) demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks
- ▪Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: Modi"State Education Minister Gond should follow the example of Dharmendra Pradhan and resign from the post.
- ▪That is what the Biju Janata Dal has been demanding for the last two-three weeks," he said.The CPI(M) has also been holding a demonstration at the Master Canteen Square over the issue since morning.
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Odisha's Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik on Monday (July 27, 2026) demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, accusing him of "breaking the trust" of students by allowing error-ridden textbooks to be distributed in government schools.Mr. Patnaik's demand came a day after the Congress threatened an 'Odisha bandh' if the Minister did not step down in a week, holding him responsible for thousands of errors in textbooks for Classes I to VIII.Speaking to reporters, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief said the large number of mistakes in school textbooks was unacceptable and had eroded public confidence in the education system.
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