Congress, INDIA bloc MPs pay homage to students who died over NEET paper leaks at Gandhi Smriti
Opposition leaders from the Congress and INDIA bloc gathered at Gandhi Smriti to pay homage to students who died following NEET paper leaks. The event involved a protest march and was marked by police restrictions on assembly in the area.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing political tensions regarding educational integrity and student welfare in India.
Several leaders of the Congress and INDIA bloc parties on Thursday (July 23, 2026) paid homage to all those students who took their lives due to paper leaks, and said they stood strongly behind the agitating students and their demands.
The opposition leaders first assembled at the residence of Rahul Gandhi on 5, Sunehri Bagh Road, and reiterated their full support for the demands of the protesting students.
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From there, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, led them to the Gandhi Smriti on a bus.
On reaching there, Mr. Gandhi and the opposition MPs paid homage to the departed students with folded hands, and later sang the national anthem.
Mr. Gandhi carried a small copy of the Constitution with him while opposition MPs Mahua Majhi and Mahua Moitra were seen holding the national flag.
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