New Delhi: Among Gen Z who voiced their anger against the state of things and who are rejoicing the resignation of former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan after prolonged protest by the public are the daughters of two National Democratic Alliance leaders.AssamVideos purportedly showing Assam minister Keshab Mahanta’s daughter Dibisa at a protest march in Guwahati had drawn the attention of many.A video shared by the channel Assam Live 24 shows a person identified as Dibisa as having been vocal against the NEET-UG paper leaks – the trigger behind the nationwide protests calling for Pradhan’s resignation. On the video which has been shared multiple times, the person identified as her was seen with what has emerged one of the enduring symbols of the protest – a sanitary napkin, which lends itself to the metaphor of stopping leaks. The person says, “It’s a national issue and I feel so bad for the students.”Keshab Mahanta is an Asom Gana Parishad leader. The AGP is in alliance with the BJP in Assam. Mahanta has the revenue and disaster management portfolios.#WATCH: Assam Cabinet Minister Keshab Mahanta’s daughter, Dibisa Mahanta, was among those who joined the CJP protest in Guwahati, where demonstrators demanded education reforms and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.#Assam #CJPProtest… pic.twitter.com/CJP2hjZFIc— Northeast Now (@NENowNews) July 24, 2026Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has, meanwhile, said that his Cabinet colleague should not be trolled as “she [his daughter] may not follow her father’s political ideology”.“Tomorrow when my son will practice law, he may defend someone whom I may not like,” Sarma added, according to PTI. He said that once children become adults, their actions should not be linked with their parents.“I do not agree with the slogans she raised. When I meet her next time, I will definitely talk to her about it and try to make her understand that what she said was not right,” Sarma added.Keshab Mahanta has not spoken to the media.OdishaMeanwhile, Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party MP Aparajita Sarangi’s daughter Archita has purportedly shared a news item of Pradhan’s resignation on Instagram, with the words “Jai Hind!”.Instagram Controversy: Archita Deactivates Account Amid Viral Posts on Dharmendra PradhanPolitical debate intensified on social media after a series of Instagram posts by Archita Sachin Rahar, daughter of Bhubaneswar MP @AprajitaSarangi , regarding resignation of Union… pic.twitter.com/xF1R926se3— Surendra Barik (@barik_surendra) July 25, 2026Then, she seems to have followed it up with a second Instagram story, saying: “Also, to DP’s PA who is sure to text my mother asking me to delete my previous story (it has happened before) – don’t bother, I won’t delete. Jai Jagannath! Jai Hindi!.”The word’s “DP’s PA” presumably mean “Dharmendra Pradhan’s personal assistant.”Another screenshot doing the rounds appears to show Archita sharing a screenshot from her mother, in which she says she won’t delete the post.Like Aparajita Sarangi, Pradhan is also a BJP politician from Odisha. A day ago, Sarangi posted a message offering support to Pradhan on her own social media account, in line with what other BJP leaders have done.“Sri @dpradhanbjp ji has tendered his resignation today. Resigning after owning moral responsibility calls for a lot of courage. I stand by him in this very difficult time. I wish for him the best for the days to come. May Lord Jagannath shower HIS Blessings upon him,” she wrote.Archita’s Instagram account is now deactivated, so there is no proof of her posts beyond the screenshots saved by social media commentators.In an op-ed on The Wire, Sarayu Pani notes how, “beyond their success, the protests have stamped the Indian polity with their own unique political vocabulary,” noting how the anger felt by youth is towards a system that has simply failed to provide enough opportunities, and not how those opportunities are apportioned. In this, as she writes and as many have felt, the younger generations are united irrespective of their position in society.