AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak on Wednesday accused the BJP of institutionalising paper leaks and demanded the resignation of the Union Education Minister over irregularities in the NEET. Addressing a press conference, Pathak said corruption in education was no less than committing treachery with the country.
"A huge corruption has come to the fore in NEET exam in the last few days. The NEET exam is very important for the country. All the admissions in medical colleges happen through NEET. "There are around 1 lakh seats and 24 lakh students appear for these exams. Students start preparing for these exams well in advance and even their families are involved in preparations. Corruption in education is no less than treason with the country," he said. Pathak said the AAP does not want to make it a "political issue" but Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give his response on the matter.
Earlier, the youth wing of the AAP protested outside Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence here on Wednesday, demanding the cancellation of the NEET exam following alleged irregularities. AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha led the protest.
"Due to the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam, the students have been affected. We demand that the probe in the NEET exam matter be carried out in a time-bound manner and under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge," he said.
