‘Responsible for brutal assault on students’: Oppn turns heat on Shah, seeks resignation
Opposition parties in India are demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah following police actions against students protesting the NEET paper leak. The opposition argues that the government has failed to enforce existing laws effectively despite recent legislative changes.
Why it matters
The NEET controversy has become a major political flashpoint in India, highlighting tensions between the government and student groups over educational integrity.
NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to intensify its attack on the government in Parliament on Monday by demanding the resignation of Union home minister Amit Shah over the police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas said.Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Sunday, Brittas said opposition parties would also raise the appointment of Naresh Pal Gangwar as secretary, department of higher education, when Parliament resumes.The remarks come a day after education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following a 36-day agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), with the government also accepting the protesters' other key demands."Last day, Shah said the government respected the youth who led the protest. Where was that respect for the last 36 days? When students were being beaten on the streets of the national capital, and their skulls were being cracked open, where was that respect?"
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