New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Days after resigning as the Union Education Minister, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharmendra Pradhan said on Saturday that attempts were made to "mislead" Gen Z during the protests over the NEET paper leak issue, which prompted him to quit the post.

Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down as the education minister on July 25, 2026, after student protesters sought accountability and Pradhan's resignation over the alleged irregularities in the NEET paper.

Pradhan broke his silence on his resignation while addressing students and teachers at GM University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

"I have been a victim of Gen Z. For some time, the way this whole episode unfolded, I felt some people tried to mislead the children of the n...