NEET paper leak row: Rahul Gandhi demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal
Rahul Gandhi has called for the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid allegations of a NEET exam paper leak. He accused the BJP-RSS nexus of damaging India's education system and demanded accountability from Prime Minister Modi. Pradhan announced a re-examination and reforms to the NEET process in response to the controversy.
- ▪Rahul Gandhi demanded the sacking of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak allegations.
- ▪He accused the BJP-RSS nexus of destroying India's education system and harming 22 lakh NEET aspirants.
- ▪Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the NEET-UG re-examination would take place on June 21 and that the exam would be computer-based from next year.
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Amid the NEET paper leak row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (May 16, 2026) demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately sack Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan or take personal accountability, and alleged that the "BJP-RSS nexus" has destroyed India's education system. NEET-UG paper leak row: Exam to go fully computer-based from next year, says Education Minister PradhanThe Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said the hard work of 22 lakh NEET aspirants has gone to waste."The whole country knows that two days before NEET, its question paper was being distributed on WhatsApp. Dharmendra Pradhan ji says he has nothing to do with the matter.
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