The Congress leader said students were seeking accountability over the alleged NEET paper leak and urged the government to remove the Education Minister and act against those responsible.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said leaders and Members of Parliament of the INDIA bloc were marching peacefully to Gandhi Smriti to pay tribute to students who allegedly lost their lives following the NEET paper leak controversy and to express solidarity with those injured during the ongoing protests demanding accountability.
The affected candidates Thursday approached the Vidhana Soudha Police Station, demanding an FIR into the matter and a thorough investigation.
Rival protests by the NDA and the Opposition outside Parliament turned confrontational, while political exchanges intensified over the Centre's response to the alleged NEET paper leak.
Congress leaders intensified their offensive during the Monsoon Session, arguing that accountability must extend beyond legal action against those accused in the alleged exam paper leak.
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.
The Congress has claimed that Instagram “blocked” Rahul Gandhi’s reel and photo post featuring him and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay due to the rules of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology — a charge government sources vehemently denied, saying they had nothing to do with the action and that the social media’s internal system mistakenly flagged the post.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday intensified his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the Centre was asking citizens to bear the consequences of its economic failures through repeated appeals for “sacrifice.”
The discussions held in New Delhi on Saturday regarding the selection of the Kerala chief minister concluded without a decision.
Internal tensions have begun surfacing within the Jharkhand Congress soon after the announcement of the party’s new 314-member Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), exposing signs of unease over the organisational reshuffle.
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