Focus should be on education reforms, not Pradhan's resignation: Mayawati

As the Centre and opposition sparred over the alleged NEET paper leak case amid the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) protest, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday said the political sparring should not overshadow the need for comprehensive reforms in the education system.
In a post on X, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the protesters' demands for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had become the centre of political confrontation, while the real issue of reforming the examination system should not be lost.
"Although the peaceful sit-in at Jantar Mantar has received widespread public sympathy, both the opposition and the government are engaged in intense politics over the protesters' adamant demand for the resignation of the Union education minister.

The real issue of necessary, comprehensive reforms in the education system should not disappear," she said.
Mayawati also alleged that opposition parties were competing to ...