'Future of youth priority': PM Modi says NEET leak national issue, avoid 'partisan politics'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the NEET paper leak controversy, urging against partisan politics and emphasizing the government's commitment to youth welfare. The statement follows violent clashes between protesters and police in New Delhi.
Why it matters
The NEET exam controversy is a major flashpoint for student unrest and political accountability in India's education system.
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said PM Narendra Modi, during the NDA's parliamentary party meeting, retierated government's stance to ensure "stringent punishment" for those involved in the NEET paper leak.Rijiju, who is the minister of parliamentary affairs, said the Prime Minister stated that "NEET paper leak should not be an issue of partisan politics". PM Modi, according to Rijiju, also said that "security and future of youth" is the government's priority.The Prime Minister's reaction comes in the backdrop of youth, led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), protesting against the perpetual paper leaks, and alleged irregularities in the education system.The uproar over the NEET leak and lack of accountablity at the senior-most level exploded in the Captial on Monday as protestors, mostly students and youths, clashed with police -- leading the cops to resort to lathi charge, firing of tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd marching towards the…
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