Delhi: NSUI protests at NTA office over recent exam irregularities
Jun 27, 2024
New Delhi [India], June 27 : The members of the Congress' National Students' Union of India (NSUI) on Thursday held a protest demonstration at the National Testing Agency (NTA) office over recent"irregularities" in NEET-UG 2024.
Following the NSUI protest at the agency's office on Thursday, officials of the Delhi Police were also present at the office of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
While talking to ANI, Varun Choudhary, National President of NSUI said, "We are continuously demanding from the government that NTA should be banned. Students now do not believe in the examination being conducted by the NTA."
"Today we peacefully protested ...neither the BJP government is taking any action on this issue nor they are banning the NTA," he added.
Referring to the irregularities in the NEET-UG examination, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said that the government is committed to a fair investigation of the recent incidents of paper leaks as well as stringent punishment for the guilty.
Amid widespread protests over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) by the National Testing Agency, the opposition is set to raise the issue in Parliament on Friday.
A meeting of the leaders of the opposition coalition, the INDIA bloc was held at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's house earlier in the day. The leaders of the opposition coalition told ANI on Thursday that many issues were discussed in the meeting and they will also be raised in the Parliament tomorrow.
The NTA, which conducted the NEET-UG exams, is facing criticism over alleged irregularities in the exams. This resulted in several protests across the country, with protestors and political parties demanding to disband the NTA.
An unprecedented 67 candidates achieved a perfect score of 720 out of 720, which added to the concerns.
Amid the row over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday registered a criminal case over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the examination by the NTA and formed special teams to probe the matter.
As per the agency's FIR, certain "isolated incidents" occurred in a few states during the conduct of the NEET (UG) 2024 examination, which was held on May 5, 2024.
