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In Photos: BJP welcomes Dharmendra Pradhan with 'Zindabad' slogans in Parliament complex

Updated On: 27 July, 2026 03:18 PM IST | ronak mastakar

BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as Union education minister following students' protests over NEET row, was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like 'Pradhan Zindabad'. (Pics/PTI)

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BJP MPs gathered at the Makar Dwar entrance ahead of Pradhan's arrival and waited to receive him.

BJP MPs gathered at the Makar Dwar entrance ahead of Pradhan's arrival and waited to receive him.

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As he entered the Parliament complex, party colleagues escorted him inside, greeted him and presented him with a ceremonial cap in a show of solidarity.

As he entered the Parliament complex, party colleagues escorted him inside, greeted him and presented him with a ceremonial cap in a show of solidarity.

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Opposition MPs at the same time shouted slogans like 'Chor Chor, Paper Chor' and hit out at the ruling dispensation for felicitating Pradhan.

Opposition MPs at the same time shouted slogans like 'Chor Chor, Paper Chor' and hit out at the ruling dispensation for felicitating Pradhan.

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The government on Monday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation that forced Pradhan to resign as education minister.

The government on Monday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation that forced Pradhan to resign as education minister.

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The proposed legislation was introduced by Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition demanding a response from the government over the police crackdown on students during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 protest march to Parliament.

The proposed legislation was introduced by Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh amid protests and sloganeering by the opposition demanding a response from the government over the police crackdown on students during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 protest march to Parliament.

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