The Opposition demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the chairman and secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education were transferred on Tuesday following allegations of widespread mismanagement in the Class 12 board examination results.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi described the government’s action as a “cover-up” and alleged that “the real culprit”, Pradhan, was “spared”. “Our demand remains the same today: Dismiss the education minister and conduct an independent inquiry,” Gandhi said in a social media post. “If the Prime Minister [Narendra Modi] cared about the 18.5 million CBSE students–Dharmendra Pradhan ji would have been removed long ago.”CBSE अध्यक्ष - ट्रांसफ़र।CBSE सचिव - ट्रांसफ़र।एक-सदस्यीय “जाँच” समिति - गठित।और असल ज़िम्मेदार, धर्मेंद्र प्रधान - सुरक्षित।अधिकारियों को हटा दिया। मंत्री को बचा लिया। यह जवाबदेही नहीं - यह cover-up है।हमारी माँग आज भी वही है: शिक्षा मंत्री को बर्ख़ास्त किया जाए और… https://t.co/LUrM8top5y— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 2, 2026

Congress president Mallikarjun said that “nothing less than [Pradhan’s resignation] would provide a sense of justice” to CBSE students. His party colleague Jairam Ramesh alleged that the transfer of the CBSE chairman and secretary was “an attempt to deflect attention by holding bureaucrats accountable instead of the political leadership” and added that “justice requires that minister Pradhan be dismissed”.He added that the transfer of the two CBSE officials and the formation of an inquiry committee indicated that “irregularities did occur”. On Tuesday, a one-member inquiry committee chaired by S Radha Chauhan, the head of the Capacity Building Commission, was also set up to look into the procurement of On-Screen Marking Services by the board. The committee has been directed to submit a report within a month to the Department of Personnel and Training. CBSE के चेयरमैन और सेक्रेटरी का तबादला कर दिया गया है। न्याय की मांग है कि मंत्री प्रधान को बर्खास्त किया जाए।CBSE नेतृत्व की इस अचानक विदाई और CBSE के On Screen Marking (OSM) सिस्टम की procurement प्रक्रिया की जांच के लिए एक सदस्यीय आयोग के गठन से यह साबित होता है कि… pic.twitter.com/HOhzjYSjcp— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 2, 2026