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Kharge dares Modi, Shah to debate student stir in Parliament
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold a Parliament debate on the NEET paper leak and student agitation. Speaking at…
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold a Parliament debate on the NEET paper leak and student agitation. Speaking at a rally in Haldwani to launch the party's Uttarakhand election campaign, Kharge said students were frustrated by compromised exams but faced a repressive response at Jantar Mantar. He rejected the government's charge that Opposition disruptions were blocking Parliament, saying the ruling party itself had prevented debate.
Kharge also attacked the Centre on unemployment, recalling the BJP's 2014 promise of two crore jobs annually, and said nearly 30 lakh government posts were vacant. He invoked the 'washing machine' meme, alleging that opposition leaders facing graft accusations were absolved after joining the BJP. Congress workers later protested outside the Haldwani SSP office, alleging vehicles carrying supporters were being stopped. The Nainital SSP could not be reached for comment.
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The usual spin is that student protests are either a conspiracy or a patriotic fight. Kharge's challenge cuts through: if the government is confident, let the debate happen. The real test is not who disrupts Parliament but whether paper leaks get punished and vacancies filled. Watch whether the ruling party agrees to a structured discussion in the next session, and count how many of the 30 lakh vacant posts are advertised by year-end. That number will separate rhetoric from intent.
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
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