The Lok Sabha was adjourned after the Opposition raised slogans demanding discussion on alleged irregularities in conducting NEET and NET examinations.
Congress MPs Syed Naseer Hussain and Ranjeet Ranjan have given notices under Rule 267 in the Rajya Sabha, while Manickam Tagore, Gaurav Gogoi and K.C. Venugopal have given an adjournment notice on the NEET issue in the Lok Sabha.
The Opposition MPs demanded the suspension of business and discussion on alleged irregularities in the functioning of the National Testing Agency. However, the opposition raised slogans and protested within the House after Speaker Om Birla denied permission to discuss the issue.
Earlier, Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said, “Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue. There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an issue of the youth and it should be discussed properly and it should be a respectful discussion. We will do it respectfully. You should also join the discussion, you should also participate because this is a matter of the youth. A message should go from the Parliament that the Indian government and the opposition are talking about the students together."
In Rajya Sabha, Speaker Jagdeep Dhankar denied permission for an adjournment motion and said members could discuss the issue in detail during the discussion of the motion of thanks. However, as opposition members continued to protest, the Speaker adjourned the house till 12 noon.
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.
The Education Ministry also cancelled the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and NEET (postgraduate) examinations after receiving inputs that the exams' "integrity” may have been compromised.
