New Delhi, July 27 -- After receiving strong support from party leaders on social media, 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.
BJP MPs gathered at the Makar Dwar entrance ahead of Pradhan's arrival and waited to receive him, signaling a strong show of solidarity with the former union minister who resigned two days ago amid nationwide students' protests over the alleged NEET paper leak.
Lawmakers chanted "Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad" and also presented him with a ceremonial cap and shawl as a gesture of support. Pradhan stepped out of his car, smiled, folded his hands in a Namaste...