Naveen Patnaik, BJD president and former Odisha chief minister, issued a statement on X on July 19 2026 calling for government dialogue with students protesting an exam crisis and for the issue to be taken up in Parliament. The statement, reported by Times of India and The Hindu, emphasizes that trust in the education system is broken and affects millions of students nationwide. Both sources agree on the core content of the statement and Patnaik's positions.