New Delhi, July 28 -- A day after Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday received a hero's welcome from NDA MPs in Parliament in his first public appearance after resigning as union Education Minister over the NEET exam paper leak controversy, the ruling BJP on Tuesday dismissed reports claiming that the Centre had offered him another Cabinet portfolio after his resignation.
Describing the speculation as "fictional" and "unfounded", BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told media persons that there was no truth to reports suggesting that Pradhan had been offered a different ministry as part of negotiations following his exit from the union Cabinet. "There is no basis to these reports. They are completely fictional and unfounded," Patra said.
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