“The LoP and his cabal are all but shedding crocodile tears.The ground reality on paper leaks during UPA regime and when Shri Akhilesh was at the helm of UP, will open a can of worms for both Shri @RahulGandhi and Shri @yadavakhilesh,” the Union minister posted on X.
‘May be Rahul understands math of unfair practices too well’
The Union minister also took a swipe at Rahul, who had led the opposition attack in Parliament earlier today, and slammed Congress for not bringing laws to curb irregularities when the UPA was in power at the Centre.
Rahul, in his speech had said, “there is a very serious problem in the country’s exam system. The Union education minister has blamed everybody except himself for the NEET-UG row.”
Pradhan responded to Rahul’s attack and said: “May be Rahul Gandhi understands the fundamentals and maths of unfair practices too well. That explains why Congress govt failed to implement the bills to stop malpractices in educational institutions, including Prohibition of Unfair Practices Bill, 2010.”
“Can the LoP tell under what compulsions, pressure and for what considerations did the Congress Party refuse to bring laws to curb irregularities?” Dharmendra Pradhan questioned.
Earlier today, the Union minister had said in Parliament that there was no evidence of paper leaks in the last seven years and the government had nothing to hide on the NEET-UG controversy.
“The government has nothing to hide. We have put all the facts before the Supreme Court. Right now, the Supreme Court is hearing the case. So let’s wait and see what instructions the court gives. This House is open for any kind of discussion,” Pradhan said
He also said that since the National Testing Agency was established, over 240 exams have taken place with 4.5 crore students successfully participating in it.
In Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav also raised questions about the exam paper leaks and claimed that the government will make a record on the issue. “This government will make a record of paper leaks. The NTA should publish list of centres where high number of students have performed well…how is this possible that students from particular centres have done far better than others,” the SP chief questioned.
(With inputs from agencies)