{"id":205980,"date":"2026-07-23T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=205980"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:45:24","slug":"rahul-gandhi-steps-up-attack-on-modi-govt-over-neet-controversy-student-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/07\/23\/rahul-gandhi-steps-up-attack-on-modi-govt-over-neet-controversy-student-crackdown.html","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on Modi govt over NEET controversy, student crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205986\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/1-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/1-11.jpg 488w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/07\/1-11-390x190.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has intensified his attack on the BJP-led Indian government over the NEET paper leak controversy and the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led student movement, saying that 154 examination paper leaks had occurred over the past decade without a single conviction.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, strongly criticized the Modi government over the police crackdown on protesting students and reiterated his demand for the resignation of Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.<\/p>\n<p>Questioning the use of force against students, Gandhi said, \u201cWhat have these students done? They are protesting peacefully and asking for what this country owes them. Why are Indian forces pointing weapons at them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the Opposition\u2019s demands were \u201cnon-negotiable\u201d and announced that opposition leaders would meet on Thursday (today) to decide the future course of the agitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government wants to sweep this issue under the carpet, but we want Dharmendra Pradhan to resign, the Prime Minister to apologize, and the education system to be reformed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to injuries he sustained during Tuesday\u2019s protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s residence, Gandhi said it was \u201ca huge honour\u201d to suffer while expressing the will of the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy job is to express the will of the people. 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