Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan targets Prime Minister Narendra Modi over NEET irregularities; hits out at Centre for police crackdown on student protests in New Delhi
Kerala Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination. He demanded the resignation of the Education Minister and accused the government of protecting those responsible for the exam fraud.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing political tensions in India regarding educational integrity and government accountability.
Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan has alleged that the NEET-UG examination is being undermined by “large-scale fraud, deception and criminality,” which affected more than 25 lakh students.
While demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, he added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not evade responsibility for the alleged irregularities.
Inaugurating a ‘Charter of Rights’ march taken out by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) to Kerala Lok Bhavan on Thursday (July 23, 2026), organised in solidarity with the youth protest spearheaded by the Cockroach Janata Party in New Delhi, Mr. Vijayan said the students who had worked hard for the examination were being cheated through organised malpractice.
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