Paper leak is grave sin: PM Modi during Parliamentary meeting as protests rage
Terming the leak a "ghor paap" (grave sin), he said all those involved had been arrested, adding that 13 accused are currently in custody.
PTC News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for stringent punishment for those responsible for NEET paper leak, asserting that preventing such incidents was a national responsibility, Minister Kiren Rijiju said quoting the Prime Minister after the NDA Parliamentary Party's 'Mangal Milan' meeting on Tuesday.
Terming the leak a "ghor paap" (grave sin), he said all those involved had been arrested, adding that 13 accused are currently in custody.
"The PM called on NDA partners to remain united in supporting legislative business and appealed to opposition parties to work constructively in parliament, saying that while political differences may exist, all MPs have a shared responsibility to work for the country's future and the welfare of its youth," Rijiju said quoting the Prime Minister.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government acted quickly to prevent such incidents from happening again. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement, he said the Prime Minister had called for the toughest possible punishment for those involved in the NEET paper leak. According to Rijiju, strict action against the accused would discourage similar incidents in the future and help maintain the fairness of public examinations.
His remarks came a day after hundreds of protesting students were stopped from marching to Parliament, with police using tear gas and lathicharge to disperse the crowd. The protest was led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), formed in May after the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court compared some unemployed youth to "cockroaches" during an unrelated hearing.
The students are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including the NEET paper leak. NEET, India's medical entrance exam, is one of the country's biggest competitive tests, with over two million students appearing every year. The exam was cancelled in May after allegations that the question paper had been leaked before the test. A re-exam was held later that month.
The NEET controversy was followed by another issue involving the online evaluation system used for CBSE board exams. Several students claimed they received incorrect marks, while some said their results were mistakenly issued to other candidates.