Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe needed over leakage of NEET examination papers: CWC member Gidugu Rudra Raju
Gidugu Rudra Raju, a member of the Congress Working Committee, has called for a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into the leakage of NEET examination papers. He emphasized that the recent cancellation of the NEET exams has affected over 22 lakh students and damaged India's reputation internationally. Raju criticized the current government's handling of the situation and demanded accountability from top officials of the National Testing Agency.
- ▪Gidugu Rudra Raju urged the Union government to initiate a judicial probe monitored by the Supreme Court over NEET paper leakages.
- ▪Over 22 lakh students were affected by the cancellation of the NEET examinations held on May 3, 2026.
- ▪Raju criticized the government's handling of previous leakages and called for the resignation of the Union Minister for Education.
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Congress Working Committee member Gidugu Rudra Raju on Saturday (May 16, 2026) urged the Union government to initiate a high level judicial probe monitored by the Supreme Court over the leakage of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) question papers and other 88 leakages of examination papers in the last one decade.Speaking to The Hindu over telephone, he said the 22,05,035 students who appeared for examinations in 5,432 centres on May 3, 2026 had become victims with cancellation of NEET examinations. He said India’s image got damaged worldwide as NEET examination was held in 14 other countries including U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Singapore, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
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