Govt willing to hold discussion on NEET, Rijiju tells LS; Pradhan meets Birla
The government on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that it is willing to hold a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue, and urged Speaker Om Birla to convene a meeting of all parties to decide on the rule, date and duration of the debate.
As soon as the House reassembled at noon after an earlier adjournment, Birla asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to make a statement but Congress leader K C Venugopal intervened to assert that the Opposition is also seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Rijju said the government is willing to hold a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue but the Speaker will have to meet floor leaders of all parties to decide on the rule under which the discussion will be held, its date and duration.
Amid Opposition sloganeering, the House was adjourned till 2 pm.
The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the NEET paper leak and is also seeking the resignation of Pradhan over the handling of the controversy over the alleged examination irregularities.
The day 3 of the Monsoon session of the Parliament was again, stormy. Several Opposition leaders were seen wearing black, staging a protest outside Parliament in solidarity with the students demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the mismanagement of the NEET exam which led to paper leaks.
Opposition leaders intensified their protest over the police action against Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders who were briefly detained on Tuesday, July 21. The Members of Parliament had staged a sit-in, outside the residence of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding his and the Union Education Minister's resignations.
In the meantime, the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday as the government agreed for a discussion on the NEET paper leak in the Lok Sabha.
According to officials, Pradhan met Birla in Parliament soon after the government told the Lok Sabha that it is willing to hold a detailed discussion on the NEET paper leak issue.
The government had urged Speaker Birla to convene a meeting of all parties to decide on the rule, date and duration of the debate.
As soon as the House reassembled at noon after an earlier adjournment, Birla asked Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to make a statement but Congress leader K C Venugopal intervened to assert that the Opposition is also seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue and is also seeking the resignation of Pradhan over the handling of the controversy over the alleged examination irregularities.
(With Inputs from PTI)
