'Hang culprits': Mother of NEET aspirant who died says Pradhan's exit not enough
The mother of a student who died by suicide following the NEET-UG paper leak has rejected the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as insufficient. She is demanding further accountability from top government leadership and financial compensation for her family.
Why it matters
The NEET-UG controversy has sparked significant public outrage in India regarding examination integrity and the mental health of students facing systemic failures.
NAGPUR: Parents of Akanksha Chaturvedi, who died by suicide following the NEET-UG paper leak, have demanded justice and compensation for their daughter, saying they are not satisfied with Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.Her mother, Neelam Chaturvedi, sought strict punishment for those responsible for the paper leak and also called for the resignation of the country's top leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, news agency ANI reported."My daughter won't come back. We are not satisfied with anything. The government did not come to meet us. What will happen with the resignation?”“Our daughter should get compensation; we are not satisfied with the resignation. Our demand is that our daughter should get justice and compensation, and perpetrators should be hanged. Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down; PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah should also step down. We had to sell our land; will it come back?"
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