At no point did government stop students from protesting: Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the government's handling of student protests regarding NEET exam paper leaks. She emphasized that the government allowed protests while prioritizing the timely re-examination of the tests to protect students' academic years.
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The statement addresses significant public concern over educational integrity and government accountability in India's competitive examination system.
NEW DELHI: Government did not stop students from protesting at any point in time, while at the same time, it was gearing up to conduct the NEET re-examination in time and punish the culprits who had engaged in paper leaks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said."Permission was given when they came, as soon as Dipke landed. We didn't try at any point in time to stop the protest at all. When things didn't go right at the first time when the exams were held and leak became public, and it had to be acted upon, soon the govt arrested those who had bought and sold the papers. It was the responsibility of the govt to arrest them and put into the judicial process...
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