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NEET UG - 2024 Controversy: Leaders’ Responses In Support Of 24 Lakh Candidates

News Edited by Updated: Jun 16, 2024, 3:44 pm
NEET UG - 2024 Controversy: Leaders’ Responses In Support Of 24 Lakh Candidates

NEET UG - 2024 Controversy: Leader's Response In Support Of 24 Lakh Candidates

The NEET UG – 2024 exam result was released on June 4, 2024 and it followed a controversy over exam-related irregularities which led to nationwide protests from students and student organisations. Political leaders also supported 24 lakh aspirants and endorsed their demands for a thorough examination of exam-related issues.

Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed concerns over the exam outcome and student demands and called it sad and shocking. Ms Vadra demanded action from the government and said, “There are reports of many children committing suicide across the country after the results were announced. This is very sad and shocking. Why is the government ignoring the voices of lakhs of students? Students want answers to legitimate questions related to the rigging of the NEET exam results. Is it not the government’s responsibility to investigate and resolve these legitimate complaints?”.

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The AAP government took on the central government and called the NEET exam irregularities a massive fraud. Showing solidarity towards students who are demanding the re-examination, the AAP government targeted NTA and the central government for not acknowledging the matter. The AAP spokesperson stated, ‘What do we care, this is not our problem.’ Now we have to give up the mentality of ‘what is it to us’. This time we all have to stand with our 24 lakh children.

Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD MP always remained vocal and targeted the central government over future of the youth and high unemployment. Over the issue of NEET related irregularities, Bihar ex-deputy CM write on X, “When exam mafia, government employees and candidates have been arrested in connection with the rigging of the NEET exam in many states, crimes have been confessed, investigations are going on, then what credibility remains of such an exam? When possibilities of malpractice are being raised in many other states as well, re-examination appears to be the only and right option to save the reputation of the NEET exam”.

Targeting the constant denial by the central government and the education minister, “The NDA government should give up its dogmatism. The Union Education Minister is talking in the air without any truth or facts. Why is the Modi government playing with the future and dreams of lakhs of students? Be it competitive examinations or recruitment examinations, it is essential that the entire process is reliable.”

Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar while targeting the ruling government said, “NEET Scam is a serious crime & it is about the future of 24 lakh students including lakhs from Karnataka alone If Modi Govt is incompetent in conducting free & fair exams, we will”.

 

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge raised multiple question with regards to the NEET exam realted issues and targeted the Modi government. He said, “The Modi government has crushed the aspirations of 24 lakh youth. 24 lakh youth appear in NEET exam to become doctors, in which they work hard day and night for 1 lakh medical seats. Out of these 1 lakh seats, around 55,000 are in government colleges where seats are reserved for SC, ST, OBC, EWS categories. This time the Modi government has misused the NTA and has massively rigged the marks and ranks, due to which the cut-off for reserved seats has also increased. It appears that a game of Grace Marks, Paper Leaks and rigging was played to deprive meritorious students from getting government admission at concessional rates”.

Congress party leader Pawan Khera while addressing a press conference put the demands with respect to the future of the aspirants. These demands include. “1. The names of the examination centres of the students securing more than 580 marks should be released. 2. 12th board marks should be matched with NEET toppers. 3. Video recordings of those exam centres where there are candidates with higher marks than the average should also be released. 4. A list of all those students should be released who changed their exam centres taking advantage of the window”.

Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj quesioned the silence of the central government and lack of proper measures to look into the matter. He said, “On 5th May NEET exam was conducted and on 4th May exam paper was leaked in Bihar…The question paper was given to some students and those students cleared the exam…Police have arrested four students in connection with it…This incident shows that the paper was leaked…Central government is silent…Neither a CBI enquiry nor steps for re-test are being taken…”

Congress Veteran leader and general secretary in-charge of Communications JaiRam Ramesh demanding the formation of a standing committee and review of NEET and NTA along with the concerns of the states such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.  Accusing the government of attempting to evade accountabiliity, he said, “Serious questions have also been raised about the integrity of the National Testing Agency and the manner in which the NEET is designed and administered. NCERT itself has lost its professionalism over the past decade. It is expected that the new standing committee, when formed, will conduct a thorough review of NEET, NTA and NCERT. This should be given top priority.”

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav taking on the central government wrote on social media, ‘The frustration of the youth means that the future is hopeless. This is one of the biggest failures of the BJP government.” Mr Yadav emphasised on the role of Supreme Court and expected a through investigation followed by the punishement of guilty.

The Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal also targeted the silence of the ruling government and said, “If testing system in any examination becomes corrupt then it’s ‘not neat for PM to remain silent’. Kapil Sibal demanded a probe by Supreme Court-appointed officials.

The Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also expressed concern over the future of 24 lakh students and wrote a letter to Education minister demanding an independent, transparent, and time-bound investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi took to X  and wrote, “Narendra Modi has not even taken oath yet and the scam in NEET exam has devastated more than 24 lakh students and their families. 6 students from the same exam centre top the exam with maximum marks, many get such marks which are technically not possible, but the government is continuously denying the possibility of paper leak,” Gandhi said in an X post on Sunday. He added “In our manifesto, we had pledged to free the students from paper leak by making a law. Today, I assure all the students of the country that I will become your voice in Parliament and strongly raise the issues related to your future”.

The Tamil Nadu’ CM M.K. Stalin requested people to fight against the battle to scrap the central examiantions and said, “Let’s join hands to eradicate this malady. That day is not far!” He called the NEET examination as antipoor, against social justice and anti-federal.

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National Testing Agency (NTA) neet controversy NEET Exam NEET exam result NEET-UG 2024

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