Today in Politics: Congress to hold nationwide protests over NEET row, ED to challenge Kejriwal bail in HC

The principal Opposition Congress is going to hold protests in all its state headquarters Friday over the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET, demanding justice for the students.

In a letter to all state Congress unit chiefs, legislature party leaders, state in-charges, general secretaries and other top functionaries, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in charge of organisation, K C Venugopal, said there is an urgent need to address the numerous complaints and concerns surrounding the NEET-UG 2024’s conduct and results.

“As you are aware, the National Testing Agency (NTA) released the results of NEET-UG 2024 on 4th June 2024. The results have been marred by allegations of irregularities and paper leaks following the inflated marks of some aspirants,” Venugopal stated in his letter.

The Supreme Court has also highlighted the seriousness of these allegations, demanding zero tolerance for negligence, he noted.

“Such irregularities undermine the credibility of the examination process and jeopardise the future of countless dedicated students. The Congress party had promised to secure the future of the youth by enforcing strict laws against paper leaks in our manifesto,” Venugopal said.

In context: The NEET fiasco has led to unease in the BJP and RSS affiliates including the student wing ABVP, which said Thursday that “jab praja ke taraf se sawaal hai, to sarkar ke taraf se jawab hona chahiye (when people ask questions, the government must answer)”, as reported by The Indian Express.

Stating there was a “question mark” on the “credibility” of the NTA that conducts these examinations, ABVP national general secretary Yagywalkya Shukla, referring to the fiasco, told The Indian Express: “There is