Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 19: Along with other parts of the country, Aam Aadmi Party today held protest demonstration in Jammu against alleged irregularities in recently conducted NEET exam.
Led by senior AAP leader Surinder Singh Shinghari, the protesters were demanding high level probe into alleged irregularities in NEET exam and strict action against those responsible for the mischief.
They were carrying placards and raising slogans in support of their demand as well as against the ruling BJP.
Talking to media persons on the occasion, Surinder Singh Shinghari alleged that the Government was shielding the culprits and therefore avoiding probe into alleged irregularities.
“Government should have immediately cancelled the NEET exam and re-conduct the same as such irregularities were never seen earlier. However, instead of probing and taking action, efforts are being made to shield the culprits,” he said.
The AAP leader said that those becoming doctor by paying bribe to qualify the NEET exam would be dangerous for the society.
He reiterated the demand for cancellation of the recently held NEET exam and conducting the same again besides taking action against those responsible for the alleged irregularities.
Meanwhile, National Conference Additional General Secretary and former Minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra expressed anguish and concern over jeopardising the future of millions of aspirants across the country including Jammu and Kashmir by mismanaging and erroneous handling of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
In a handout issued the NC leader said that the ill effects of the examination on students, their parents and the broader education system has been colossal and the BJP owes answers and explanation to the country.
He blamed the Centre for mismanagement and lack of sensitivity towards aspirations of the young aspirants, saying NEET has created significant disparities in access to medical education, disadvantaging students from rural areas and those from economically weaker sections.
The NC leader expresses solidarity with the students and reiterates its resolve to continue its fight for a fairer education system and called for a more equitable, inclusive and decentralized approach to medical admissions by undertaking course correction in the prevailing mechanism.
He recalled the recruitment scams like Police SIs, JEs and Accounts Assistants in Jammu and Kashmir, saying these have shaken the confidence of the educated unemployed in the system.
“While the credibility of the recruitment agencies has touched lowest depths, the erosion in the system has taken toll of meritorious candidates who genuinely feel pushed to the wall,” he added.
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