NEET-UG Row: BJP, Opposition Spar After SC Verdict; NTA Faces Warmth

The Supreme Court docket’s verdict concerning the NEET-UG paper leak has put an finish to the controversy formally however the opposition in not prepared to simply accept the decision in its present type. The opposition mentioned that the Nationwide Testing Company must be revamped as it’s not able to conducting national-level exams within the present format. The Supreme Court docket, in its verdict yesterday, concluded that the paper leak befell at native degree in Bihar whereas sustaining absence of any systemic breach. The apext court docket rejected the demand for holding a re-examination for over 24 lakhs college students who took the NEET-UG 2024 examination.

What Opposition Stated

Former Congress chief and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal mentioned that the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) must be utterly revamped, including that the federal government can’t maintain an All-India examination of this magnitude beneath the current system. “The Supreme Court docket has requested the IIT Delhi to look into the matter as to find out how to cope with these points (paper leaks)….Why in each examination throughout this authorities there are leaks in each examination? The query is who’s concerned and for whose profit are the leaks taking place? Who’re the individuals with out advantage who obtained jobs? The Nationwide Testing Company(NTA) must be utterly revamped. You can’t maintain an all-India examination of this magnitude beneath a gift NTA system,” Sibal mentioned.

He mentioned, “The federal government is for everybody and it ought to suppose for each part of our youth who’s sitting for this examination.”

Shiv Sena-UBT Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut mentioned, “Supreme Court docket ought to know what’s going on within the nation. Supreme Court docket was one final ray of hope. If that ray too just isn’t displaying us any path, then the place will we go? Is there any stress on the federal government?”

VCK MP Thol. Thirumavalavan termed the decision stunning. “Supreme Court docket path just isn’t in favour of the scholars who’re affected by this NEET rip-off…The victims must go for enchantment. That’s the solely answer,” he mentioned.

What Authorities Stated

BJP chief and Union Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned that the federal government is dedicated in the direction of a ‘zero-error’ examination. Dharmendra Pradhan mentioned, “For us, zero tolerance of any type of breach is our precedence in relation to exams for college students, be it for greater schooling or jobs. So, the Modi authorities has introduced into impact a strict legislation just like the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act….Presenting our aspect earlier than the Supreme Court docket, we’ve promised that our authorities is dedicated to having a clear, tamper-free and zero-error examination system.”

Dharmendra Pradhan additionally introduced a high-level committee for a complete overhaul of the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA). “Taking this dedication ahead, we introduced a high-level committee for an entire revamp of the NTA. That committee is working with dedication…The committee has collected skilled opinions and studied varied fashions…They’ll submit a report quickly,” he mentioned.



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