Oppose policies but don't obstruct parliamentary work: Prez Murmu

Oppose policies but don't obstruct parliamentary work: Prez Murmu

Opposition to Raise NEET in Parliament Tomorrow, Government Says

New Delhi: Student protests escalating across the country over alleged irregularities in medical entrance exam NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and other competitive exams, the Opposition has said it would raise the issue in parliament tomorrow. The idea is to corner the government, even though the day is dedicated to a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to President’s address to parliament. Projecting confidence, sources told NDTV that the government is ready to answer any questions on the matter even if it comes up during the debate. Every possible action has been taken on the NEET issue, from starting a Central Bureau of Investigation probe to forming a special committee to look into it, government sources said. The committee report is expected soon. Also, the stringent rules against cheating and paper leak coming into effect in this session, strong action will be taken against the culprits and foundation would be laid for a robust education system, they said. In case the matter comes up tomorrow, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will respond to it, sources said. Mr Pradhan was booed by the Opposition over the NEET row when he took oath in parliament on Monday. The massive row over NEET also came up in President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint session of parliament today. The government, President Murmu said, is “committed to a fair investigation”. “The opposition will be in attacking mode,’ senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said after today’s meeting. “The mandate of the Lok Sabha polls is a personal, political and moral defeat of the Prime Minister. The opposition will remind him of this every day,” he said. The Opposition decision to raise NEET before any other issue was taken at a meeting this evening amid massive public anger. Since June 4, when the results were declared, protests and demonstrations have swept the country over allegations of paper leak and preferential marking. This afternoon, the Congress student wing NSUI barged into the office of the NTA (National Testing agency) which conducts the NEET exam, demanding that it be shut down. The protest came shortly after the Youth Congress held a protest near Parliament. The NEET results coinciding with the results of the general election, the protests and allegations gave the rejuvenated opposition its first opportunity to target the BJP-led government at the beginning of its third term. Congress’s Rahul Gandhi contended that the BJP-ruled states have become the “epicentre of paper leak”, pointing to the Vyapam scam in Madhya of direct attack on the Constitution. The entire country felt outraged. The country emerged victorious as traditions of the republic lie at the core of India, she said. “My Government also does not consider the Constitution of India as just a medium of governance; rather we are making efforts to ensure that our Constitution becomes a part of public consciousness,” she said. With this very objective in mind, the Government had started celebrating 26th November as Constitution Day, she said. The Constitution has also fully come into force in “that part of India, our Jammu and Kashmir, where the conditions were different due to Article 370,” the President said. She said the whole world is talking about the recent Lok Sabha elections. About 64 crore voters had cast their votes and the Kashmir Valley broke all records of voter turn-out. People elected a “stable Government with clear majority, consecutively for the third term. This has happened after six decades,” she said. “At a time when the aspirations of people of India are at their highest ever, people have reposed faith in my Government for the third consecutive term. The people of India have full faith that only my Government can fulfil their aspirations,” the President said.Opposition to Raise NEET in Parliament Tomorrow, Government Says

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