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Some attempted to mislead Gen Z over NEET, says Pradhan

Some attempted to mislead Gen Z over NEET, says Pradhan
Attempts made to mislead Gen Z, says pradhan · thehansindia.com

Dharmendra Pradhan is a very important leader in India.

He used to be the minister in charge of education.

Students were upset because a big exam called NEET had a paper leak, and many of them protested.

Mr. Pradhan resigned from his minister job because of this.

He gave a speech at a university in a place called Sambalpur.

In the speech, he said some people tried to trick young people, who are called Gen Z. He said that young people are very important and will help India become a great leader of the world, which he called the 'Vishwa Guru'.

He also said that freedom fighters from long ago were like the Gen Z of their time.

Mr. Pradhan said he offered to resign to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that the job was not important to him.

At another meeting, he responded to protests by the BJD party, saying he will never do anything to harm the honour of Odisha.

Key facts

Speaker
Dharmendra Pradhan
Role
Former Union education minister, senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MP
Venue
Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur, Odisha
Context
First speech after resigning amid NEET paper leak protests at Jantar Mantar
Resignation Date
July 25
Key Claim
Some people attempted to mislead Gen Z during the NEET row
Youth Population
Around 20 crore children born in the last 10 years
Vision
Gen Z will make India a 'Vishwa Guru'

Quotes

Dharmendra Pradhan

Senior BJP leader, former Union education minister and MP from Sambalpur

“Dharmendra Pradhan has never made 4.5 crore Odias hang their heads in shame. I have the blessings of Lord Jagannath and Maa Samaleshwari. As long as I am alive, whether I do good work for Odisha or not, I will never cause any harm to the state’s honour.”
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“"Gen Z is our children. Some people attempted to mislead them. I had no personal issues then."”
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