'Pradhan should be shown the door': Rahul backs students - top quotes
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following allegations of a paper leak in the NEET-UG 2026 exam. Gandhi criticized the government's handling of the education system and the police response to student protesters.
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The NEET-UG controversy is a major political flashpoint in India, highlighting systemic concerns regarding examination integrity and youth unemployment.
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Centre over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, accusing the government of failing students and demanding the removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Addressing a press conference, Gandhi alleged that India's education system had become a ‘rigged system’, claimed there had been ‘152 paper leaks’ over the past decade with ‘zero convictions’ and criticised the police action against students protesting over the examination controversy.
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