Govt Tells Rahul Gandhi It Is Ready for Debate in Parliament on NEET, Accuses LoP of Backtracking
Jitendra Singh said the government will discuss all NEET issues in Parliament after Congress leaders demanded resignations over alleged paper leaks and police action.
- On Tuesday, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders staged a sit-in at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi, demanding the resignations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue.
- The demonstration followed widespread student protests concerning the NEET examination and police actions against protesters, with participation from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K C Venugopal, and Pawan Khera.
- Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh and Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan met Gandhi to urge him to end the sit-in; Singh alleged that Gandhi "backtracked" from an initial demand for a parliamentary debate.
- The government declared its readiness to hold a comprehensive parliamentary debate regarding the NEET exam and all associated issues, offering to discuss the matters in Parliament despite the ongoing sit-in.
- Singh criticized Gandhi's behavior in a post on X, claiming it "does not align with the principles of democracy," highlighting the political confrontation between the government and the Opposition over the NEET paper leak controversy.
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Sensitivity of protest venue, stature of LoP led to quicker talks, but Rahul changed goalposts: Govt
Union Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh, the government’s interlocutor, met LoP Rahul Gandhi at the sit-in; Mr. Singh says Mr. Gandhi initially agreed to suspend the dharna but later also raised the demand of Dharmendra Pradhan’s ouster as Education Minister; to this, Mr. Singh said it did ‘behove an LoP to change stance’
Govt tells Rahul Gandhi it is ready for debate in Parliament on NEET, accuses LoP of backtracking
The government stated readiness to discuss NEET exam issues in Parliament. Rahul Gandhi demanded the Union Education Minister's resignation during a protest. Police forcibly removed and detained Gandhi and other Congress leaders. Pawan Khera criticized the government's handling of the protest and students. Congress leaders called for accountability from Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah.
Agreed to NEET debate, Rahul 'backtracked': Govt amid Cong protest
Amidst widespread student protests and allegations of paper leaks, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's dharna outside the Prime Minister's residence has prompted the government to declare its willingness for a comprehensive parliamentary debate on the contentious NEET examination.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh met with Rahul Gandhi at the Congress protest site and urged him to end the sit-in. Rahul Gandhi demanded a discussion on NEET and related issues in Parliament.
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