The Congress leader, issuing a video message on his social media account, urged the government for a constructive and dedicated discussion on the issue, while underlining the seriousness of the matter, stating that 70 times in 7 years, the documents were have leaked.
"We urge the Prime Minister to debate this issue and give students the respect they deserve," he wrote while sharing his two-minute video appeal.
He described the recently conducted NEET exams as a "disaster" for thousands of aspirants and said, "Their dreams and aspirations have been destroyed and ridiculed while middlemen made millions of money. More than 2 million students have been affected due to this." .
Rahul Gandhi said that as leader of the opposition in the House, he today tried to raise the issue in Parliament, but his voice was suppressed, apparently at the behest of the Prime Minister.
"I tried to raise the issue in Parliament, but they did not allow me to speak. There is a systemic problem, there is enormous corruption. It cannot continue like this," he said.
The Congress leader further said that there was unanimous agreement among the opposition members that an issue like NEET demands a serious and dedicated discussion and added that it is unfortunate that the government did not want this.
"When I asked opposition members for a detailed debate on NEET, they all agreed," he said.
He said the NEET imbroglio has affected a large number of students and the government should be seen "comforting" the students in such anxious times.
"Students want a permanent and quick solution. The idea was to have a solution to combat this menace of exam mafia and provide the affected families with clarity about the future of their wards," Rahul Gandhi said.
Furthermore, he accused the Prime Minister of delaying a debate on the NEET issue in Parliament and said that instructions to prevent him from asking questions came directly from above.
"When the Prime Minister is seen leading the discussion on the issue and must be informed about the steps his government is taking in this regard, he does not want to debate," he said, adding that the INDIA bloc only wants to place its views on the issue. table.
Notably, NEET (UG) 2024 exams were conducted on May 5 in around 570 cities, including 14 overseas cities.
More than 23 lakh students and medical aspirants appeared for the exams.
However, it was marred by controversy over the leak of documents, thus endangering the future of many students.
"We urge the Prime Minister to debate this issue and give students the respect they deserve," he wrote while sharing his two-minute video appeal.
He described the recently conducted NEET exams as a "disaster" for thousands of aspirants and said, "Their dreams and aspirations have been destroyed and ridiculed while middlemen made millions of money. More than 2 million students have been affected due to this." .
Rahul Gandhi said that as leader of the opposition in the House, he today tried to raise the issue in Parliament, but his voice was suppressed, apparently at the behest of the Prime Minister.
"I tried to raise the issue in Parliament, but they did not allow me to speak. There is a systemic problem, there is enormous corruption. It cannot continue like this," he said.
The Congress leader further said that there was unanimous agreement among the opposition members that an issue like NEET demands a serious and dedicated discussion and added that it is unfortunate that the government did not want this.
"When I asked opposition members for a detailed debate on NEET, they all agreed," he said.
He said the NEET imbroglio has affected a large number of students and the government should be seen "comforting" the students in such anxious times.
"Students want a permanent and quick solution. The idea was to have a solution to combat this menace of exam mafia and provide the affected families with clarity about the future of their wards," Rahul Gandhi said.
Furthermore, he accused the Prime Minister of delaying a debate on the NEET issue in Parliament and said that instructions to prevent him from asking questions came directly from above.
"When the Prime Minister is seen leading the discussion on the issue and must be informed about the steps his government is taking in this regard, he does not want to debate," he said, adding that the INDIA bloc only wants to place its views on the issue. table.
Notably, NEET (UG) 2024 exams were conducted on May 5 in around 570 cities, including 14 overseas cities.
More than 23 lakh students and medical aspirants appeared for the exams.
However, it was marred by controversy over the leak of documents, thus endangering the future of many students.
