Pradhan becomes 1st Cabinet Minister in PM Modi’s 12-year tenure to resign on moral grounds

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has become the first Cabinet Minister in PM Narendra Modi's 12-year tenure to resign on moral grounds. In 2017, then-Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu had offered his resignation after rail accidents, which wasn't accepted by PM Modi. In 2018, Minister of State MJ Akbar resigned over sexual harassment allegations during his time as a newspaper editor.