Bhopal: The Congress party has announced a statewide protest on May 16 over the alleged leak of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Addressing reporters on Wednesday, state Congress chief Jitu Patwari alleged that the dreams of hardworking students and their families have been shattered due to repeated paper leaks and irregularities.
Patwari stated that approximately 24 lakh students appeared for the NEET exam, but once again, the integrity of the examination was compromised. He criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for failing to prevent such incidents. According to Patwari, this is not an isolated occurrence; similar incidents have been reported in previous examinations, including in 2017 and 2021. He accused the BJP of shirking political responsibility by shielding its leaders and placing the blame on employees and officials.
The state Congress president alleged that major examination irregularities are increasingly happening in BJP-ruled states and at the national level. He claimed that the ideology of the BJP-RSS combine interferes with the education system and attempts to establish its members in various institutions. Patwari further alleged that family members of the culprit caught in the NEET case had been selected in previous examinations, raising serious questions about the fairness of those exams.
Patwari highlighted the struggles of middle-class families who sacrifice for years to support their children's education and coaching expenses. He accused the BJP government's policies and corrupt system of destroying these dreams. He asserted that the entire examination system and online processes in the country are being continuously manipulated, and the BJP government is playing with democratic institutions and the future of the youth.
The state Congress president pointed out that the highest number of paper leaks and recruitment scams have occurred in BJP-ruled states, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. He claimed that fair investigations never reached the culprits because they enjoyed political patronage. Specifically, he referenced the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, stating that the future of the youth was systematically ruined under BJP rule.
