Do you know what connects Lal Bahadur Shastri, TT Krishnamachari, Natwar Singh, A Raja, Dayanidhi Maran, BS Yediyurappa, Ashok Chavan and Nitish Kumar?
They belonged to different political parties. But they all did one thing that has almost disappeared from Indian politics. They resigned.
Some of these leaders were later acquitted. Some returned to public office.
But they all resigned because allegations had become too serious, or because a major failure had happened under their watch.
Today, that convention seems to have vanished. NEET paper leak, UGC-NET paper leak, CBSE evaluation fiasco – the government has been hit by one controversy after the other.
But you know who won’t resign? This man: Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Cockroach Janta Party has been protesting for days. The Opposition has protested. Student organisations have protested. Parents have protested.
Yet Dharmendra Pradhan just won’t resign. In fact, the BJP has openly articulated its position. In 2015, when the Opposition demanded the resignations of Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje over the Lalit Modi controversy, Rajnath Singh had a simple response.
That wasn’t just a defence. It became government policy. It holds good even today. The BJP does not want to leave a trail of accountability.
Why won’t Pradhan resign? And is he really so important in the ecosystem?
Let me explain.
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