New Delhi, July 22 -- The Congress on Wednesday intensified its attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with party general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh accusing him of "failures and corruption" during his tenure while reiterating the demand for his resignation.

In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the demand for Pradhan's resignation was "not premised on one issue but a whole host of failures and corruption" that had characterised his tenure as Union education minister.

Referring to the ongoing protests over alleged examination irregularities, Ramesh accused Pradhan of refusing to resign despite "disappointing the aspirations of millions of students".

The Congress leader alleged repeated failures of th...