A large number of NSUI activists, accompanied by students and their parents, burnt the effigy of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhopal on Tuesday following the announcement that the NEET-UG 2026 examination had been cancelled.
Students and parents expressed deep anguish and frustration over the cancellation of the examination, for which more than 1.20 lakh students from Madhya Pradesh had appeared after nearly a year of preparation.
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MP Women Congress president Reena Borasi Setia alleged that more than 90 examinations had been cancelled during the BJP government’s tenure over the years.
She demanded a fair investigation and stringent punishment for those responsible for the alleged paper leak that led to the cancellation of the examination.
NSUI activists alleged that large-scale corrupt practices take place in several such examinations, resulting in genuine, hardworking, and meritorious students being deprived of fair opportunities.