Congress workers clash with police in Jaipur during stir against NEET-UG paper leak
Congress workers in Jaipur protested against the NEET-UG exam paper leak, leading to clashes with police. The protesters, led by State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Some protesters suffered minor injuries as police used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
- ▪Hundreds of Congress workers clashed with police during a protest against the NEET-UG exam paper leak.
- ▪The protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency.
- ▪Some protesters suffered minor injuries as police used water cannons to disperse them.
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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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