NTA row: NSUI, other Student outfits to hold protest on July 3 across country, demand Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
Jul 02, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 2 : Student organisations of INDIA bloc parties, including NSUI, AISF, and AISA, will hold demonstrations across the country on July 3 against the alleged "scam and corrupt practices" of the National Testing Agency (NTA), announced NSUI President Varun Chaudhary on Tuesday.
The student organisations of INDIA alliance partners held a joint press conference demanding a "ban of NTA," the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and holding the NEET exam again.
The press conference was attended by representatives of AISF, AISA, NSUI, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha, SFI and CRJD.
'We are United here to address the issue of scams and corrupt practices carried out by NTA and the issue of NEET students," said NSUI president Varum Chaudhary.
Putting forth their three demands, Chaudhary said, " We want the government to disband the NTA. We want Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take responsibility and step down. The third thing we want is that NEET to be held again."
NTA is grappling with controversy over alleged irregularities in the entrance exams, including the NEET and UGC NET.
After irregularities resurfaced in the NEET and UGC NET exams, the central government postponed several exams, including the NEET PG.
The opposition parties and several student organisations have been holding protests regularly, demanding action.
Addressing the joint press conference, the national president of Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha, Imran Idris, demanded that government be held accountable.
" Government should answer. Union Minister Dharmerndra Pradhan should answer. We want NTA be banned and Pradhan should resign."
Viraaj Devang. The General Secretary of AISF reiterated the three demands and targeted the government for creating the education system.
"NEET-like entrance exam should be removed.NTA scams and problems should not be seen in isolation. And the agenda is to how to throw backward people out of education system," Devang said
"I urge the government to not play with the future of students of the country," he added.
