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BJP leader's daughter explains why she backs CJP, calls new education minister a 'bleak joke'

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  1. Yashaswinee Raje Singh, daughter of BJP leader Vikram Singh, backed student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, which led to Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as Union education minister.

  2. The protests ran from June 20 to July 25, 2026, ending after Pradhan's resignation and government acceptance of remaining demands.

  3. Singh criticized Pradhan's resignation letter language as 'more of a martyr's than someone remorseful'.

  4. She praised CJP for using memes and Instagram to galvanize a largely apolitical audience.

  5. Singh called the appointment of Pralhad Joshi as the new education minister a 'bleak joke'.