Congress leaders and workers staged a protest at Congress Bhawan here on Wednesday against repeated paper leaks across the country and the alleged police brutality against peacefully protesting students in Delhi.
The protest countered the allegations made by Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon during his visit to the Congress Bhawan. It questioned the BJP regarding repeated examination irregularities.
The Congress leaders demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, holding them accountable for repeated paper leaks and their failure to protect the interests of students.
Addressing the gathering, the Congress leaders said there had been repeated paper leaks in competitive examinations and a complete failure in the management of the education system. They also alleged that students had suffered due to errors in CBSE evaluation while the government remained indifferent to their concerns.
The leaders condemned the alleged use of force against students protesting peacefully in Delhi, saying that instead of taking action against those responsible for the paper leaks, the BJP-led Central Government had resorted to suppressing students’ voices. They accused the Union Government of crushing democratic dissent rather than addressing the concerns of the youth.
The Congress leaders also questioned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab for demanding accountability from the Centre while shielding its own Education Minister despite repeated paper leaks in the state.
They pointed out that major examination irregularities, including the Pharmacist Recruitment Examination and the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class XII English examination, had taken place under the Bhagwant Mann government, yet no meaningful accountability had been fixed.
They said that both the BJP-led Central and AAP governments in Punjab had failed the country’s youth by allowing repeated examination irregularities and denying deserving students a fair opportunity.