In 1997, this man was the ABVP National Secretary and was just about to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. There was a paper leak in Odisha and there was a major protest. This man participated in them. He was beaten by the police.
"We staged a protest against the Odisha government, in front of the secretariat. Around 1,500 students joined us there. While the protest was peaceful, the police charged against the activists. He was badly beaten up at that time. He had a few fractures too."
Who is he? Mr Dharmendra Pradhan. Imagine that Dharmendra Pradhan was protesting against paper leaks in 1997 and was beaten!
There is an amazing Indian Express article about him. Linked below. The irony? One of the interviewees says:
"under Pradhan's regime, the students will have more scope for dissent. "It is natural for students to be anti-establishment."
> invited abp news journalist megha prasad to interview him in his private jet
> thought it’ll be another scripted interview where he’ll flex his achievements
> got visibly irritated by uncomfortable questions since it was an unexpected attack
> avoided giving direct answers and repeatedly shifted the conversation
> when she mentioned the mileage drop in her own car, asked her to prove it
> when asked about brynihat’s pollution due to ethanol factories, denied claims
> when asked about vehichle damage issues, told people to claim insurance
> warned that he could file a defamation case against her as well
> repeatedly dismissed criticism instead of addressing the concerns raised
> turned a public accountability interview into a defensive exchange
> this is our official road & unofficial petroleum minister - Nitin Gadkari aka Jhola chaap mantri
>kill someone out of negligence
>pay the victim’s family 5,00,000
>fine the contractor 6,00,00,000
>make ~99% margin out of someone’s death
>make this information public because people are retarded