Rahul Gandhi Demands Education Minister's Removal Over NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak
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- Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on the Centre over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's removal.
- The NTA cancelled the exam due to leaked questions, with the CBI investigating and arresting a Pune teacher as a key suspect.
- Gandhi criticized the government's silence and called the student suicides a "murder by the system."
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The NEET-UG 2026 examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was cancelled after evidence of leaked questions emerged. The government has initiated a CBI investigation and plans to re-conduct the exam. The cancellation has affected nearly 23 lakh aspirants and is the first time the entire NEET-UG examination has been scrapped since the NTA took over in 2019.
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday intensified his attack on the Centre over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak row, demanding the removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Twenty-two lakh NEET kids have been cheated. Yet Modi ji isn't uttering a single word. Remove Dharmendra Pradhan ji right now, or take responsibility yourself.” “Modi ji, SACK Dharmendra Pradhan ji NOW,” the Congress leader added. The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled NEET-UG 2026, held on May 3, after investigators found evidence that several questions similar to those in the examination paper had been circulated before the test. The government later handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while the examination will now be re-conducted on June 21. The cancellation has affected nearly 23 lakh aspirants and marks the first time the entire NEET-UG examination has been scrapped since the NTA took over conducting the test in 2019. In 2024, the exam was partially re-conducted for 1,563 students following discrepancies in marks. Meanwhile, the CBI on Saturday arrested another alleged mastermind in the case. The accused, identified as Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, is a senior Botany teacher from Pune, Maharashtra. Also read | NEET paper leak: CBI arrests Pune botany teacher who NTA appointed as expert According to the agency, Mandhare was arrested in Delhi after questioning. Investigators alleged that she was the source of leaked Biology questions in the medical entrance examination. The CBI said Mandhare was associated with the NEET-UG 2026 examination process and had been appointed by the NTA as an expert, giving her access to Botany and Zoology question papers. Rahul Gandhi had also questioned the Centre on Friday over the rising number of suicides linked to the NEET paper leak row. Referring to the death of a 21-year-old student in Uttar Pradesh who allegedly died by suicide after the exam cancellation, he said, “These youngsters didn’t lose to the exams; they were killed by a corrupt system. This isn’t suicide—it’s murder by the system.”
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Further arrests and revelations in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case by the CBI.
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Increased political pressure on the Union Education Minister and the government to implement stricter examination reforms.
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The re-conducted NEET-UG 2026 examination will be conducted under significantly enhanced security measures.
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Preguntas abiertas
- What is the full extent of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and how many questions were compromised?
- What specific measures will be taken to prevent future paper leaks?
- Will there be any compensation or support for the affected aspirants beyond re-conducting the exam?
- What is the timeline for the CBI investigation and what are the expected outcomes?
