New Delhi, July 23: Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday staged a protest at Parliament’s Makar Dwar, accusing the Congress of disrupting Parliament proceedings and avoiding a discussion on the alleged NEET examination irregularities.
The ruling alliance said repeated disruptions were preventing Parliament from debating issues related to students and examination reforms.
NDA Targets Congress Over Parliament Disruptions
Holding placards and raising slogans, NDA leaders alleged that the Congress was wasting valuable time in Parliament instead of participating in a discussion on the NEET issue.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government was prepared to begin a debate on the alleged paper leak issue after discussions with Opposition leaders. However, he claimed the Opposition later imposed fresh conditions and prevented the debate from taking place.
BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said the government was committed to protecting students’ interests and highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on setting up fast track courts for paper leak cases.
He urged the Opposition to participate in the debate and appealed to protesting students to remain cautious against attempts to politicise their movement.
BJP MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress of creating disruptions inside and outside Parliament instead of engaging in a discussion on examination reforms.
Referring to meetings between Union Health Minister J P Nadda, representatives of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Patra said there was broad agreement on the need for stronger laws to prevent future paper leaks.
BJP MP Tarun Chugh criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that the Opposition was avoiding a parliamentary discussion on the issue.
LJP (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti said Parliament was the appropriate forum to question the government and debate public issues rather than relying on protests alone.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey appealed to students to focus on their education and allow Parliament to discuss the issue. He also alleged that certain groups were attempting to exploit the protests for political purposes.
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