NEET-UG row: Why is PM silent, asks Congress; says Modi government ’covering up NEET scam’

Questioning silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid ongoing controversy over NEET-UG exam results, Congress claimed that the “NEET scam is Vyapam 2.0”.

The Congress also said that only a Supreme Court-monitored forensic probe can safeguard the future of lakhs of young students.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the Modi government has started “covering up the NEET scam” through Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the National Testing Agency (NTA).

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What Kharge said in a post on X

– If the paper was not leaked in NEET then why were 13 accused arrested in Bihar due to paper leak?

– Did the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Patna police not expose the payment of ₹30 lakh- ₹50 lakh to the education mafia and organised gangs involved in the racket in exchange for papers?.

– Has NEET-UG cheating racket not been busted in Godhra, Gujarat? In which three people are involved including a person running a coaching centre, a teacher and another person and according to Gujarat Police, transactions of more than ₹12 crore have come to light between the accused?

“If according to the Modi government, no paper was leaked in NEET, then why were these arrests made,” Kharge asked in a post on X.

“What conclusion is drawn from this? Was the Modi government trying to fool the people of the country earlier or now? The Modi government has crushed the aspirations of 24 lakh youth,” Kharge added.

Kharge alleged that it appears that a game of grace marks, paper leaks and rigging was played to deprive meritorious students from getting government admission at concessional rates.

मोदी सरकार ने शिक्षा मंत्री व NTA के द्वारा NEET घोटाले की लीपापोती चालू कर दी है।

अगर NEET में पेपर लीक नहीं हुआ तो —

1. बिहार में 13 आरोपियों को पेपर लीक के चलते गिरफ़्तार क्यों किया गया?

क्या रैकेट में शामिल शिक्षा माफिया व संगठित गिरोह को पेपर के बदले ₹30- ₹50 लाख तक… pic.twitter.com/r234FgUZes

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) June 14, 2024

Addressing a press conference on the issue at the AICC headquarters, Congress’ media and publicity department head Pawan Khera claimed that the “NEET scam is Vyapam 2.0”.

“PM Modi cannot always remain a mute spectator. Why is he silent when the future of 24 lakh youngsters is at stake?” he said.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out

“As soon as the new BJP government took oath, it has again started attacking the dreams of the youth. The arrogant response of the education minister on the irregularities in the NEET exam results completely ignores the cries of 24 lakh students and their parents,” she said Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a post in Hindi on X.