Symbolic satyagraha in Hangal over NEET paper leak
Students and activists in Hangal, Karnataka, held a symbolic 'satyagraha' to protest the NEET paper leak and police actions against demonstrators in Delhi. The protesters submitted a memorandum demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister and support for broader social causes.
Why it matters
The protest illustrates the grassroots mobilization and regional spread of the NEET controversy, indicating widespread public dissatisfaction with the central government's handling of the crisis.
Scores of students and people from different walks of life participated in protest marches from different schools and colleges as part of a one-day symbolic ‘satyagraha’ in Hangal of Haveri district on July 23. They condemned the NEET paper leak , lathi charge on protesting students in Delhi , and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
In the ‘satyagraha’ organised by ‘Hangal Taluk Shaiskhanika Horata Samiti’ scores of students took part, along with office bearers of different organisations including SFI and DYSF. Hangal MLA Srinivas Mane too came tothe ‘satyagraha’ venue at Mahatma Gandhi Circle to express solidarity with the protestors.
The satyagraha began with rendering of national anthem, national song, state anthem and ‘raita geete’ and tributes were paid to the portraits of 21 students who lost their lives due to the NEET imbroglio.
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