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Congress terms Nilekani task force ‘damage control’ over NEET leak
The Congress has attacked the Modi government over the NEET-UG paper leak, calling the Nandan Nilekani-led High Powered Task Force a 'damage control exercise'. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh noted that the…
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The Congress has attacked the Modi government over the NEET-UG paper leak, calling the Nandan Nilekani-led High Powered Task Force a 'damage control exercise'. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh noted that the government had not implemented 27 of the 101 recommendations from the earlier Radhakrishnan Committee, which was formed after the 2024 leak.
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, saying the party will not stop until a foolproof system is in place. The BJP accused Gandhi of conspiring to destabilise the government at the behest of foreign forces, citing his reported remark that the Modi government will fall within a year.
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Both sides are spinning the NEET leak for political gain. Congress calls the Nilekani task force a cosmetic fix, but its own silence on the Radhakrishnan Committee’s unimplemented proposals invites scrutiny. The BJP deflects by calling Rahul Gandhi a foreign agent, yet dodges accountability for a second major leak in two years. The real test: will the new task force’s recommendations actually be enforced, or will they gather dust like the previous 27?
Sources (2): thehindu.com, millenniumpost.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
