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Congress Demands Resignation of Education Minister Following CBSE Leadership Changes
Congress intensifies demand to sack Education Minister as CBSE transfers Chairman & Secretary
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The Congress party is calling for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman and Secretary were transferred amid allegations of irregularities in the On Screen Marking (OSM) system. Congress claims the inquiry into these irregularities highlights systemic corruption.
- 01Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh criticized Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for overseeing a corrupt system.
- 02The transfers of CBSE Chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta followed an inquiry into the OSM system.
- 03A one-member committee led by S Radha Chauhan has been established to investigate procurement irregularities.
- 04Ramesh accused the government of attempting to shift blame from political leaders to bureaucrats.
- 05The timing of the transfers coincided with a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education.
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The Congress party intensified its demand for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the recent transfers of the CBSE Chairman and Secretary. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh stated that the inquiry into the procurement of the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) On Screen Marking (OSM) system indicates serious irregularities. He described Pradhan's leadership as corrupt and incompetent, asserting that the transfers of CBSE officials were an attempt to distract from accountability at the political level. Ramesh emphasized that the leadership change comes after a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, which discussed the scandal brought to light by students. A one-member committee, led by S Radha Chauhan, has been tasked with investigating the procurement process related to the OSM system, further underscoring the allegations of misconduct within the CBSE.
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The demand for Pradhan's resignation could lead to significant changes in the education policy and governance in India.
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