Student Protests Erupt Over UGC-NET Cancellation and NEET Irregularities in Delhi

Around 50 students from various universities were detained while protesting against the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination and alleged irregularities in NEET. The protests took place outside the Ministry of Education and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence. Students allege police manhandling and demand transparency from the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Around 50 students from different universities were detained on Thursday during a protest against the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination and irregularities in NEET, according to officials. The detentions occurred outside the Ministry of Education and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence in central Delhi.

Social media visuals purportedly show students being dragged and shoved into buses by the police, though police deny any manhandling occurred.

The protests included members of political outfits such as the Students' Federation of India (SFI), All India Students Association (AISA), Democratic Students' Front (DSF), Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS), and Congress-affiliated NSUI. RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) held protests on Delhi University's north campus and Jawaharlal Nehru University, burning an effigy of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and demanding a probe.

Students demanded a ban on the NTA and an investigation into the alleged paper leak behind the UGC-NET cancellation. Allegations of police manhandling, especially of female students, were made by protestors, though police authorities refuted these claims. The Union Education Ministry canceled UGC-NET after receiving information on the exam's integrity being compromised.

Protestors from AISA and DSF condemned the lack of response from NTA and MoE regarding NEET-UG discrepancies, calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. NSUI National President Varun Choudhary threw a bag of counterfeit currency during the protest to symbolize alleged corruption, demanding an urgent probe.

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