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UGC-NET 2024 Cancelled:

Mallikarjun Kharge,
Priyanka Gandhi slam
centre, ask 'When will NEET
exam be cancelled?'
The Congress party branded the
government as the "paper leak
government" and demanded
accountability from the Education
Minister in light of the recent
developments

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Updated Jun 20, 2024, 8:11 AM IST

In a dramatic turn of events,

the Ministry of Education
announced the cancellation
of the UGC-NET June 2024
exam on Wednesday
evening, citing concerns over
the integrity of the ADVERTISEMENT

examination. This decision

sparked a heated response
from Congress President

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Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka

Gandhi Vadra, and other
Opposition leaders, who
criticised the government for
alleged irregularities and
mishandling of national
examinations.

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Mallikarjun Kharge, in a
scathing attack on the

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Centre, raised questions

about the integrity of the
medical entrance exam NEET
and challenged Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to
address the issues
surrounding it. Referring to
the cancellation of the UGC-
NET exam as a victory for
students, Kharge accused the
Modi government of playing
with the future of the youth
through its actions.

.@narendramodi जी,

आप "परीक्षा पर चर्चा" तो बहुत करते हैं,

"NEET परीक्षा पर चर्चा" कब करें गे?

UGC-NET परीक्षा को रद्द करना लाखों

छात्र-छात्राओं के जज़्बे की जीत है।

ये मोदी सरकार के अहंकार की हार है

जिसके चलते उन्होंने हमारे युवाओं के
भविष्य को रौंदने का कु त्सित प्रयास…

— Mallikarjun Kharge
(@kharge) June 19, 2024
The Congress party branded
the government as the
"paper leak government" and
demanded accountability
from the Education Minister in
light of the recent ADVERTISEMENT

developments.

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,

echoing similar sentiments,
called for a thorough
investigation and
accountability to be
established regarding the
cancellation of the UGC-NET
exam.

भाजपा सरकार का लीकतंत्र व लचरतंत्र

युवाओं के लिए घातक है।

NEET परीक्षा में हुए घपले की खबरों के

बाद अब 18 जून को हुई NET की परीक्षा
भी गड़बड़ियों की आशंका के चलते रद्द
की गई।

क्या अब जवाबदेही तय होगी? क्या

शिक्षा मंत्री इस लचरतंत्र की जिम्मेदारी
लेंगे?

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

(@priyankagandhi) June 19,
2024
Notably, the Union Education
Ministry, amidst mounting
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criticism, handed over the
matter to the CBI for a
comprehensive probe. The
decision to cancel the exam
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has stirred controversy and

raised concerns about the
government's handling of
crucial national
examinations.

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Akhilesh Yadav, the

Samajwadi Party chief,
expressed suspicions of a
larger conspiracy at play,
alleging a pattern of
malpractice in various
examinations under the BJP
regime. He emphasised the
potential ramifications of
such irregularities on the
country's administration and
human resources.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT)

representatives Priyanka
Chaturvedi and Aaditya
Thackeray condemned the
recurring failures in
conducting fair national ADVERTISEMENT

exams, highlighting the

distress faced by students
and calling for accountability

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from the government and the

NTA.

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Published on: Jun 20, 2024, 8:11 AM IST

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