Congress workers stage protest on NEET issue in Puducherry
Congress workers in Puducherry staged protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak. BJP leaders countered by accusing the Congress of politicizing the issue and disrupting parliamentary proceedings.
Why it matters
This reflects the broader national political tension between the ruling BJP and the opposition regarding the integrity of national entrance examinations.
The Congress workers on Thursday staged a dharna at Ariyankuppam and near the Education Department seeking resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on NEET question paper leak issue.
Later addressing a press conference, former Chief Minister and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy said when UPA was in power, social activist Anna Hazare had launched an agitation against the Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party was behind the Anna Hazare movement. However, the then UPA government held talks with the protesters.
But the present government at the Centre was not serious in holding talks with students and punishing culprits involved in the paper leak. Mr. Pradhan continued to be in the Ministry despite large scale protests by the student community, he said.
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