OPINIONPATTERN OF GOVERNMENT RETREATS UNDER PROTEST
Three Retreats in Twelve Years: What Dharmendra Pradhan's Exit Really Confirms
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned in July 2026 following sustained, leaderless student protests. The resignation is being read alongside two earlier retreats by the same government - the shelving of the nationwide NRC exercise and the 2021 repeal of the three farm laws - as evidence of a recurring pattern in how this executive responds to sustained public pressure.
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