BJP MP Raghav Chadha has now voiced his support for students during his speech in the Rajya Sabha, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government had responded to their concerns by delivering on their key demands.
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Chadha was speaking during the discussion on the Public Examinations (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which came up in the Rajya Sabha a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha.
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His remarks came days after hundreds of students protested across India, demanding the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Finally, on Thursday, Chadha called the students’ anger “justified”.
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“I have earned the right to say my next sentence with full conviction and sincerity: that when it came to our students and the youth of India, the government heard, the government actioned, and the government delivered,” he said.
