Rahul Gandhi questions PM Modi’s silence over NEET paper leak, calls it an ‘organised crime’

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘silence’ over the NEET exam controversy, the former Congress president affirmed the party’s commitment to championing the voice of the youth, from the streets to Parliament, to ensure stringent policies against paper leaks.

He highlighted that the arrests made in Bihar, Gujarat, and Haryana clearly indicate organised corruption within the examination system, asserting that these BJP-ruled states have become the “epicentre” of paper leaks.

“Narendra Modi, as usual, is maintaining silence on the tampering with the future of more than 24 lakh students in the NEET examination,” Gandhi said in a post on X.

“The arrests made in Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana clearly show that there has been organised corruption in the examination in a planned manner and these BJP ruled states have become the epicentre of paper leak,” he claimed.

In its manifesto, Congress had pledged to secure the future of the youth by enacting strict laws against paper leaks.

“While fulfilling the responsibility of the opposition, we are committed to formulate such tough policies by strongly raising the voice of the youth from the streets to the Parliament and putting pressure on the government,” he said.

His remarks followed the Supreme Court’s declaration on Tuesday that even “0.001 percent negligence” in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 examination must be thoroughly addressed. The apex court observed students hard work to prepare for these exams, and litigation related to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2024 should not be treated as adversarial.

“Even if there is 0.001 per cent negligence on the part of anyone, it should be thoroughly dealt with,” a vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti told the advocates appearing for the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The NTA is responsible for conducting the all-India pre-medical entrance test.The bench was hearing two separate petitions raising concerns, including the issue of grace marks awarded to students in the examination held on May 5.