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- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a hunger fast linked to the NEET paper leak controversy, says the Union government has assured him of considering the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh held a roughly one-hour meeting with Wangchuk at Medanta hospital to convey the government's readiness to discuss education reforms in Parliament and to urge him to appeal to students to avoid escalation.
- The coverage is split between Wangchuk's claim on the resignation assurance and the government's framing of the meeting as an open invitation for Parliamentary debate rather than an admission of ministerial culpability.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expanded his demands after hearing of the proposal, indicating the controversy is widening rather than cooling.
- What to watch is whether Wangchuk ends his fast on the basis of the claimed assurance, and whether Parliament takes up NEET reforms as promised.
What to watch next
- Whether Wangchuk ends his hunger fast based on claimed assurance
- If Parliament takes up NEET reforms as promised by ministers
- Rahul Gandhi's expanded demands and opposition posture
- Any formal decision on Dharmendra Pradhan's continuation or resignation
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- Union Government / BJP political pressure· days
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Named India · Medanta Hospital · young protesters · Amit Shah · Cockroach Janata Party · Dharmendra Pradhan · Government of India · Indian National Congress · Jitendra Singh · JP Nadda · Kiren Rijiju · Parliament · Rahul Gandhi
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