Before Dharmendra Pradhan quit, Centre offered to change his portfolio; CJP said no

Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Education Minister on Saturday. (File Photo) 3 min readNew DelhiJul 28, 2026 05:06 AM IST First published on: Jul 28, 2026 at 05:05 AM IST BEFORE EDUCATION Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister on Saturday, the government had proposed a change in his portfolio as a compromise solution to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The government was hopeful the CJP and student leaders at the helm of the protests would be amenable to Pradhan being divested of the education portfolio but still remaining a Cabinet Minister.J P Nadda and Jitendra Singh, the two ministers representing the government, had in their discussion with CJP, suggested that students could end the protest with a new Education Minister, and all other subsidiary de