Bhubaneswar, June 2 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central government over alleged irregularities in national-level examinations and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on moral grounds. Incidentally, Pradhan is an MP from Sambalpur constituency in Odisha.
Addressing a press conference here, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo alleged that question paper leaks and examination-related irregularities have become a recurring phenomenon since the BJP came to power, adversely affecting the future of lakhs of students across the country.
She claimed that several examinations had either been cancelled or marred by controversies due to paper leaks and procedural lapses. Refer...