Stop gambling with children's future: Rahul slams government over NEET aspirant exam centre mix-up
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has criticized the Indian government and the National Testing Agency after a student was incorrectly assigned an exam center in Abu Dhabi for a domestic re-test. The NTA has since promised to rectify the error and relocate the student to Nagpur.
Why it matters
The incident highlights systemic failures in India's high-stakes education testing infrastructure and serves as a focal point for political opposition.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (June 20, 2026) lashed out at the Modi government after a NEET-UG aspirant from Nagpur was allotted a centre in Abu Dhabi for the re-exam, saying it should "stop gambling" with children s future.
The article centers on the opposition leader's critique of the government, framing the event as a failure of the current administration's education policy.
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