India, July 28 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday attacked the government's felicitation of former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Parliament, saying he was honoured "as if he had returned after fighting a war with Pakistan", even though students had suffered due to alleged examination paper leaks during his tenure.

Dharmendra Pradhan recently resigned as education minister, bending to the demands of protesting students of government accountability over exam irregularities, especially the NEET paper leaks. Track Parliament LIVE updates here

Pradhan was on Monday welcomed with loud cheers in Parliament by members of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), giving his resignation appear like a heroic dee...