"Congress should participate in discussions rather than running away from it": Anurag Thakur

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed several adjournments on Friday, with Congress and other opposition parties insisting on a debate on the NEET-UG row and the government keen to take up the motion of thanks on the President's address.

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Sunday slammed the Congress and said that the public has elected the opposition to hold discussions but they create ruckus in the parliament. "The public has elected the opposition to hold discussions but they create a ruckus in the parliament. I think that right now Congress has got only 99 seats and even if the entire opposition put together, the BJP has more seats. Then what is this arrogance about? After 10 years, the opposition has got a leader of the opposition. They (Congress) should participate in the discussions rather than running away from it," he said.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed several adjournments on Friday, with Congress and other opposition parties insisted for a debate on the NEET-UG row while the government was keen to take up the motion of thanks on the President's address. With the government insisting on first completing the motion of thanks to the presidential address, both Houses were adjourned with the Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, July 1, 11 AM.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage in a "constructive debate" on the NEET exam issue and give the students the respect they deserve. "The INDIA Opposition bloc wants to have a constructive debate with the Government on the NEET exam and the prevailing paper leak issue. It is unfortunate that we weren't allowed to do so in Parliament today. This is a serious concern that is causing anxiety to lakhs of families across India. We urge the Prime Minister to debate on this issue and give the students the respect they deserve," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on 'X'.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 23 registered a criminal case over the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams by the NTA and formed special teams to probe the matter. As per the agency's FIR, certain "isolated incidents" occurred in a few states during the conduct of the NEET (UG) 2024 examination, which was held on May 5.

The NEET (UG) 2024 Examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 5, 2024, at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for the examination. An unprecedented 67 candidates achieved a perfect score of 720 marks out of 720, which led to widespread protests in the country. (ANI)

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