Congress workers clash with police in Jaipur during stir against NEET-UG paper leak
Congress workers in Jaipur clashed with police during a protest against the NEET-UG exam paper leak. The protesters, led by State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The demonstration escalated as police attempted to disperse the crowd using water cannons, resulting in minor injuries among some participants.
- ▪Hundreds of Congress workers protested against the NEET-UG exam paper leak in Jaipur.
- ▪The protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- ▪Police used water cannons to disperse the crowd, leading to minor injuries among some protesters.
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Hundreds of Congress workers clashed with the police on Thursday when they were stopped from marching towards the BJP State headquarters during a protest against the NEET-UG exam paper leak.Led by State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, the party workers demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and dissolution of the National Testing Agency.Carrying posters, banners and placards, they raised slogans such as “NEET paper kahan milega? BJP ke baade mein. (Where will you find NEET paper? In the BJP’s backyard)”.As the police personnel tried to stop the protesters at the Martyrs’ Memorial area near the Police Commissionerate, they climbed barricades.
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