Probes, protests & pressure: What led to Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation

Key events that led to Dharmendra Pradhan's resignationNEW DELHI: Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday as Union education minister, taking moral responsibility for the NEET-UG paper leak controversy that has shaken the country's examination system, sparked mass student protests and triggered political confrontations.In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pradhan said he had dedicated more than four decades to students, teachers and education reform. He said the government had acted immediately after irregularities surfaced in the NEET-UG examination held on May 3, including cancelling the test, ordering a CBI probe and deciding to hold a fresh examination. He also said the test would be conducted in computer-based mode from next year.Pradhan said that he had tried fr