Hazare letter to Modi backs Pradhan resignation
Anti-corruption veteran Anna Hazare wrote to Prime Minister Modi urging dialogue over police action during student protests and arguing that broad youth grievances—from NEET paper leaks to unemployment—reflect public distress rather than mere law and order. He also backed calls for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a signal of accountability and governance improvement, stressing that such steps would not weaken the government.
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About Anna Hazare
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare is an Indian social activist who has led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992.
Everything about Anna Hazare →- Occupation
- sociologist, human rights defender, environmentalist, revolutionary
- Citizenship
- British Raj, Dominion of India, India
- Born
- June 15, 1937, June 15, 1938
- Website
- http://annahazare.org/