High drama unfolded at the National Testing Agency’s office in Delhi after members of the Congress’s student wing stormed the building and demanded its closure over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exam.
Raising slogans of "shut down NTA", scores of National Students Union of India (NSUI) members barged inside the testing agency's office in Okhla.
Earlier in the day, the Youth Congress had staged a protest near Parliament over the exam irregularities as President Droupadi Murmu addressed a joint session.
Several IYC members also held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, raising slogans and carrying placards.
In her address, Murmu had said the government is taking strict measures to prevent question paper leaks in the future. “Whether it is competitive examinations or government recruitment there should be no reason for any hindrance. This process requires complete transparency and probity,” she had said.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG was conducted by the NTA on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates taking part in it. The results were announced on June 4, but they were followed by allegations of question paper leaks in states such as Bihar, besides other irregularities.
CBI makes first arrests
The Central Bureau of Investigation which is probing the case arrested two persons from Patna on Thursday. According to officials, Manish Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar allegedly provided safe premises to the aspirants before the examination where they were given leaked papers and answer keys.
The CBI has registered six FIRs in the NEET paper leak case.
