Assam Congress took out a protest rally in Guwahati over rigging in the NEET exam. The protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, discussion in Parliament and withdrawal of the FIR lodged against the students.
Congress’s protest over NEET controversy
Guwahati (Assam) [भारत]July 22 (ANI): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday organized a protest rally in Guwahati, demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, holding him morally responsible for the alleged irregularities related to the NEET exam.
Led by opposition leader Wajed Ali Chaudhary, the protest rally was taken out demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a detailed discussion on the matter in Parliament and immediate withdrawal of all FIRs registered against the protesting students in Delhi.
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly Jayant Prakash Das, MLA Zakir Hussain Sikdar, Nurul Huda, Baby Begum, Asif Nazar, Zubair Anam, Tanjil Hussain along with many other MLAs and senior leaders and workers of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee participated in this protest rally.
Holding Indian National Congress flags in their hands, a large number of leaders and workers including State Congress General Secretary Bipul Gogoi, City District Congress President Swapan Das, senior leader Rupa Deuri, General Secretaries Imdad Hussain, Bandip Dutta, Moinajan Begum, Scheduled Caste Cell President Krishna Das, Media Department representative Happy Gogoi, Rupa Kalita and NSUI President Kaushik Kashyap were present.
Questions raised on government accountability
Earlier on July 19, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Sunday held a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati in support of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s nationwide “Echoing the Students” campaign alleging that students across the country are facing increasing mental stress due to the Centre’s education policies.
Addressing the media, Congress MLA Abdur Rahim alleged that the future of students has been undermined by repeated exam paper leaks under the BJP-led government and questioned the accountability of the Union Education Ministry.
He claimed that despite several paper leak incidents in major examinations, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has not resigned, alleging that the Center has failed to discharge moral responsibility.
Making a historical comparison, Rahim mentioned former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s resignation as Railway Minister after a train accident, and said the current government lacked such accountability.
He also said that Rahul Gandhi has consistently raised issues related to students and urged people to unite against the policies which he said are affecting the education sector.
Rahim also criticized the alleged removal of environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk from her protest site and ban on her activities, calling the government’s actions undemocratic. (ANI)
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