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Omar Abdullah Says NEET Protests Are Not Anti-National
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said protesting against the government should not be treated as opposing the nation. Speaking in Jammu, he backed students who agitated over alleged…
The Story in Brief
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said protesting against the government should not be treated as opposing the nation. Speaking in Jammu, he backed students who agitated over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination and urged authorities to stop allegedly manhandling them, filing criminal cases and harassing them online. He also said relatives of some protesters had been summoned.
Referring to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks supporting young protesters, Abdullah said criticism of the government can help correct mistakes. He said the NEET agitation raised legitimate concerns and could improve future examinations. Abdullah also urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to meet students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams and address their demands.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative that every protest is either patriotic or anti-national leaves no room for accountability. The opposite claim, that every student agitation is automatically justified, is just as weak. Complaints about exam irregularities need evidence, due process and an impartial response, while police action must remain proportionate. The useful test is simple: will authorities publish the inquiry findings and explain action on each verified complaint?
Source: indiatoday.in
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