Congress demands SC-monitored probe into NEET exam irregularities, slams BJP
New Delhi: The Congress party has demanded a high-level investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court into irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses, stating that the BJP-led Indian government is cheating youngsters and playing with their futures.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the party says that paper leaks, test-rigging, and corruption have become commonplace in many exams, including NEET.
“The Modi government is directly responsible for this. For the candidates appearing in recruitment exams, then facing several irregularities, getting caught in the labyrinth of paper leaks, is playing with their futures,” Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X. “We demand that a high-level investigation should be conducted under the supervision of the Supreme Court so that our talented students appearing in NEET and other exams get justice,” he added.
Jairam Ramesh, the Congress general secretary, said the scam involving lakhs of candidates is completely unacceptable and unforgivable. “This is a direct gamble with the future of lakhs of candidates of the country, which should be immediately investigated at the high level under the supervision of the Supreme Court,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also slammed the Modi government over the irregularities and called for a resolution of the students’ legitimate complaints through an investigation. In a post in Hindi on X, she said, “First the NEET exam paper was leaked and now the students allege that there has been a scam in its results as well.”
The demand for an Indian Supreme Court-monitored probe comes after the results of the NEET-Undergraduate exam were declared on Tuesday, with many students and parents expressing concerns over the unusual patterns in the results.
