Youth Congress holds torch rally in Bengaluru, demands resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET row
The Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KPYCC) on Saturday took up its fight againstNEET street campaign, holding a torch rally in Bangalore and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged leak of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) question paper.The protest was held at Freedom Park and was led by KPYCC state president HS Manjunath. Hundreds of students and youth participated in the rally, carrying torches and raising slogans against the alleged corruption in the examination system and demanding a transparent investigation into the controversy.
The protest focuses on the NEET controversy
The protesters raised slogans like ‘Save the future of students’, ‘Implement a transparent education system’, ‘Do a fair investigation into the NEET scam’ and ‘Provide treatment to the education system’.Addressing the gathering, Manjunath accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government of failing to ensure a transparent and credible examination system.“It is the central government’s responsibility to establish a transparent, corruption-free and credible examination system. However, the BJP-led central government has failed in this responsibility and has jeopardized the future of 2.3 million students. It is also responsible for the deaths of hundreds of students due to the NEET scam,” he alleged.He has also criticized the prime minister Narendra Modi to praise Pradhan’s work in the education sector despite the ongoing controversy.“The prime minister praised the work of a minister responsible for the death of students due to the question paper leak. He did not even express his condolences to the families of the dead students,” alleged Manjunath.
‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign begins
The torch rally marked the first weekend of the Youth Congress’ ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign against NEETs.The organization said the campaign will include interactive sessions, anti-NEET music concerts, motivational speeches, walks and outreach programs every weekend. Volunteers also visit colleges and universities to register students, with the goal of enrolling 1.5 thousand participants.Speaking at the rally, Manjunath said the campaign would continue until the students’ concerns were addressed.“No political gain is greater than the future of the students… the Youth Congress will continue to stand by the students until this movement reaches its logical conclusion,” he said.according to ANIYouth Congress National Secretary Tariq Bhagwan, State Legal Cell President Sridhar, Bengaluru North District President Rahul Gowda, Bengaluru South District President Monish Reddy, Bengaluru East District President Ram Nayak and other leaders also attended the protest.(with input from the agency)
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