Centre unlikely to sack Pradhan over NEET row, open to compensate victims' kin: Report
The Indian government is reportedly unlikely to remove Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following the NEET paper leak controversy. Officials are instead focusing on potential compensation for victims' families and are open to parliamentary discussions.
Why it matters
The NEET exam controversy is a major political issue in India, impacting the credibility of the national education system and the current administration.
NEW DELHI: The Centre is unlikely to remove Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite mounting demands for his resignation, as it believes he cannot be held responsible for the NEET paper leak, news agency PTI reported, citing a senior government functionary.According to the report, the government is, however, willing to favourably consider the demand for compensation for the families of students who died by suicide following the alleged paper leak.The Centre is also open to engaging seriously with protesters led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), though it believes there should be flexibility over the venue of the talks, instead of insisting on a particular location, the functionary told PTI.The report added that the government has held a series of meetings on the issue involving Union home minister Amit Shah, health minister JP Nadda, commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Pradhan.The development comes after Nadda, at a press conference on Wednesday,…
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