'Dharmendra Pradhan has to be sacked, non-negotiable': Rahul Gandhi after meeting students | India News

Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reiterated his support for students protesting over the alleged paper leak, saying their "three demands" were "non-negotiable" and insisting that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan "has to be sacked" after meeting a group of students at his residence."Students' three demands non-negotiable; Pradhan has to be sacked," Gandhi said, backing the protesters' demands.Follow here for live updates on CJP protestsGandhi on Pradhan's resignationGandhi also claimed that there were discussions within the government about shifting Pradhan to another ministry, but asserted that such a move would not satisfy the students."There is talk in govt to move Pradhan to some other ministry, but it is not acceptable to students," Gandhi said.Rahul Gandhi calls Pradhan ‘symbol of destruction’Reiterating his demand for the minister's removal, Gandhi described Pradhan as a "symbol of destruction of valuable students.""Dharmendra Pradhan [is a] symbol of destruction of valuable students; he has to be sacked," Gandhi said.Asserting that the government could intimidate students but would not be able to weaken the movement, saying they represented the country's future."Government can intimidate, but students will not go away; they are the future," he said.