Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan has broken his silence on his resignation as Union Education Minister, attributing the decision to attempts by certain elements to mislead members of Generation Z during the widespread protests over the NEET paper leak controversy. He noted that around two crore children are born in India each year, resulting in some 20 crore young people over the past decade whose aspirations would help transform the nation into a “Vishwa Guru”. At least two crore children are born in India every year. During the last 10 years, 20 crore children were born. Responding to his statement, Congress MP Manish Tewari said, “Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.