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Karnataka exam scandal and minister resignations

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In late July 2026, students in Karnataka staged peaceful protests after a leaked NIT examination paper, prompting Union Home Minister Priyank Kharge to commend the non‑violent handling. The fallout led to the resignation of senior central ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, amid broader accusations of corruption in competitive examinations. A week later, the controversy expanded to other recruitment exams. Opposition leader R. Ashoka demanded the resignation of Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge over alleged irregularities in the Civil Police Constable recruitment test, citing delayed question papers, OMR sheet tampering and claims of prior access to exam material. The Karnataka High Court, hearing a petition concerning the recruitment of Veterinary Officers, ordered the state to respond to a plea for transferring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation, describing the alleged misconduct as a systematic assault on equal opportunity. Together, On 1 August 2026, Ashoka reiterated his call for Kharge’s resignation, this time highlighting confusion and walk‑outs during the events trace police constable exam. Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a progression from student protests over CBI probe into the recruitment of 400 Veterinary Officers, alleging illegal payments, manipulation of the selection process and a single exam leak criminal conspiracy. The Karnataka High Court again asked the state government to wider scrutiny answer the plea to shift the investigation to the CBI, emphasizing accusations of Karnataka’s recruitment processes, political resignations, tampered OMR sheets and judicial calls for a federal investigation. prior access to confidential exam material.

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