Assam Congress organises protest rally demanding immediate resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan

Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 22 (ANI): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday organised a protest rally in Guwahati, demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, holding him morally responsible for the alleged irregularities linked to the NEET examination.
Led by Leader of Opposition Wazed Ali Choudhury, the protest rally was taken out demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a detailed discussion on the matter in Parliament, and the immediate withdrawal of all FIRs registered against protesting students in Delhi.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly Jayanta Prakash Das, MLAs Zakir Hussain Sikdar, Nurul Huda, Baby Begum, Asif Nazar, Zubair Anam, Tanjil Hussain, along with several other MLAs and senior leaders and workers of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee participated in this protest rally.
Holding Indian National Congress flags in their hands, a large number of leaders and workers were present, including Pradesh Congress General Secretary Bipul Gogoi, City District Congress President Swapan Das, senior leader Rupa Deuri, General Secretaries Imdad Hussain, Bandip Dutta, Moinajan Begum, Scheduled Caste Cell Chairperson Krishna Das, Media Department representatives Happy Gogoi, Rupa Kalita, and NSUI President Kaushik Kashyap.
Earlier on July 19, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Sunday held a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati in support of Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's nationwide "Chatro Ki Gunj" campaign, alleging that students across the country are facing mounting mental stress due to the Centre's education policies.
Addressing the media, Congress MLA Abdur Rahim alleged that repeated examination paper leaks under the BJP-led government had undermined students' futures and questioned the accountability of the Union Education Ministry.
He claimed that despite multiple paper leak incidents in major examinations, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had not resigned, alleging that the Centre had failed to uphold moral responsibility.
Drawing a historical comparison, Rahim referred to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's resignation as Railway Minister following a train accident, saying the present government lacked similar accountability. He also said Rahul Gandhi had consistently raised issues concerning students and urged people to unite against what he described as policies affecting the education sector.
Rahim further criticised the reported removal of environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk from his protest site and alleged restrictions on his movement, describing the government's actions as undemocratic. (ANI)