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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, former chief ministers MK Stalin, Arvind Kejriwal and Ashok Gehlot among others on Tuesday, May 12, targeted the central government after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and said that the exam would be re-conducted on dates to be notified separately.
“The NEET 2026 exam has been canceled. The hard work, sacrifices, and dreams of more than 22 lakh students have been crushed by this corrupt BJP regime. Some fathers took loans, some mothers sold their jewellery, lakhs of children stayed up all night studying, and in return, they got paper leaks, government negligence, and organised corruption in education,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X.
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Gandhi further stated that it was “not just a failure” and rather a “crime against the future of the youth.”
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“Every time, the paper mafia gets away scot-free, while honest students bear the punishment. Now, lakhs of students will once again endure the same mental stress, financial burden, and uncertainty. If one’s destiny is determined not by hard work but by money and connections, then what meaning will education hold? The Prime Minister’s so-called Amrit Kaal has turned into a poison era for the country,” he added.
NEET 2026 की परीक्षा रद्द हो गयी।
22 लाख से ज़्यादा छात्रों की मेहनत, त्याग और सपनों को इस भ्रष्ट भाजपाई व्यवस्था ने कुचल दिया।
किसी पिता ने कर्ज़ लिया,
किसी माँ ने गहने बेचे,
लाखों बच्चों ने रात-रात भर जागकर पढ़ाई की,और बदले में मिला, पेपर लीक, सरकारी लापरवाही और शिक्षा में…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 12, 2026
Addressing a press conference, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal highlighted that it was not the first time when NEET paper leak has happened.
“This has happened four times. This only means that there is a collusion and political patronage. What is happening in this country? People who can’t conduct an examination properly, who will they run a government? It is a case of complete collusion. My sympathies are with the aspirants. I want to tell them that this govt only understands the language of ‘andolan’, and Kejriwal will stand by them,” he said while addressing a press conference.
#WATCH | On NEET-UG 2026 examination cancelled amid paper leak allegations, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal says, “This is not the first time NEET exam paper leak has happened. This has happened four times. This only means that there is a collusion and political patronage.… pic.twitter.com/jOHhschTSW
— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2026
Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said that the cancellation of the NEET (UG) entrance exam indicates that “there was large-scale malpractice in this paper.”
“The BJP government in Rajasthan deliberately tried to cover it up for two weeks and tampered with the future of the youth. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has taken a bold decision in the interest of the youth by canceling the exam and handing over the investigation to the CBI,” he wrote on X.
Further, he stated that the state government had previously concealed the OMR sheet scam in the Employee Selection Board to avoid tarnishing the government’s image.
“Due to weak prosecution, the accused in that case were even granted bail. Similarly, now an attempt was made to hide information about the NEET (UG) exam leak, and no FIR was even filed. Now the truth has come out, and the true face of the BJP government has been exposed,” he added.
NEET (UG) प्रवेश परीक्षा का रद्द होना यह दर्शाता है कि इस पेपर में बड़े स्तर पर गड़बड़ी हुई थी। राजस्थान की भाजपा सरकार ने जानबूझकर दो सप्ताह तक इसे छिपाने की कोशिश की और युवाओं के भविष्य से खिलवाड़ किया। नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी (NTA) ने परीक्षा रद्द कर और सीबीआई को जांच सौंपकर…
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 12, 2026
MK Stalin wrote, “#NEET – Never Been Neat: Once again this year, irregularities involving a #NEET Paper Leak have come to light, resulting in the cancellation of the examination. Hundreds of thousands of students have been subjected to immense mental anguish.”
Stalin went on to claim that NEET is an examination system “riddled with fraud at every single stage.”
“As I have consistently maintained, the issue is not merely that there are scams ‘within’ NEET; rather, NEET ‘itself’ is a scam,” he added.
He further asked the newly-elected C Joseph Vijay-led government in Tamil Nadu to “unequivocally declare its firm stance against the NEET examination. I urge the new administration to take forward the legal initiatives undertaken by our ‘Dravidian Model’ government—which sought an exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET—and to ensure the success of this collective endeavour.”
#NEET – Never Been Neat:
இந்த ஆண்டும் #NEET Paper Leak முறைகேடுகள் வெளிவந்து, Exam Cancel ஆகியிருக்கு. இலட்சக்கணக்கான மாணவர்கள் மன உளைச்சலுக்கு ஆளாகியிருக்காங்க.ஒரு தேர்வின் ஒவ்வொரு படிநிலையிலும் மோசடி நிறைந்ததாகவே நீட் இருக்கு. நான் தொடர்ந்து சொல்லி வருவதுபோல, நீட்ல Scam இல்ல,… pic.twitter.com/WilwYRPhmV
— M.K.Stalin – தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் (@mkstalin) May 12, 2026
Karnataka Minister MC Sudhakar has called it an “unpardonable incident”.
He told ANI that this was happening time and again. “I appeal to the Supreme Court and the Government of India to decentralise the whole system and consider the marks of the qualifying exam… The government is responsible for what is happening right now,” he said.
What NTA said?
In an official statement on X, the NTA announced that the decision to cancel the NEET was taken after examining inputs received from Central agencies and law enforcement authorities regarding alleged irregularities in the examination process.
“On the basis of the inputs subsequently examined by NTA in coordination with the central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by the law enforcement agencies and in order to ensure that there is transparency in the system, the National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately,” read the statement.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>In continuation of its press release dated 10 May 2026, the National Testing Agency wishes to inform candidates, parents, and members of the public of the following decisions taken in respect of NEET (UG) 2026. NTA had, on 8 May 2026, referred the matters then under consideration…</p>— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) <a href=”https://twitter.com/NTA_Exams/status/2054089524347871736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 12, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Further, it stated that the central government has decided to hand over the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
“The Government of India has further decided to refer the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation for a comprehensive inquiry into the allegations therein. NTA will extend full cooperation to the Bureau and will provide all materials, records, and assistance the inquiry requires,” NTA added.
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