New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As the Centre prepares to introduce a Bill in the Parliament next week calling for harsher punishment in paper leak cases, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju warned the Congress that it will “fall into a trap” if the Opposition continues the disruption of Parliamentary proceedings.His reaction came after the first week of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session witnessed major disruptions as the Opposition, in view of the students’ agitation, kept the condition of Union Education Min…
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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Tension flared up at the busy Esplanade area in West Bengal’s Kolkata on Friday over a joint rally by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the youth and the students’ wings of different Left parties over the NEET examination paper leak. For some time, the entire Esplanade area turned into a virtual battlefield following clashes between the protesters and the policemen.Tension flared up as the protesters started hurling glass bottles, bricks and shoes towards the huge polic…
Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of using excessive force against students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Addressing a press conference at the Congress office in Bhopal, AICC spokesperson Shobha Oza stated that the Centre responded to students’ demand for justice with police action instead of fixing accountability for the paper leak.She…
Jaipur, July 24 (IANS) The students’ protest against NEET paper leak, which has been continuing at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has now spread to Jaipur. Scores of students and competitive exam aspirants gathered at Patrika Gate near Jawahar Circle, raising slogans against the paper leak and demanding greater accountability in the examination system.On Friday, protesters carried banners and placards, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and strict action against tho…
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Majority of educational institutions remained closed in Telangana on Friday in response to a bandh call given by Left-affiliated student groups to show solidarity with students and youths protesting in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak.Managements of many private schools and colleges in Hyderabad and surrounding districts declared holiday as a precautionary measure in view of the shutdown call.A few schools and colleges, however, remained opened.Osmania University post…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was once again adjourned till 2 P.M. on Friday following noisy protests by Opposition members demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue.As the House reassembled at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge rose to speak and strongly pressed for the minister’s resignation.The demand triggered a din in the House, prompting Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan to adjo…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Friday said its protest at Jantar Mantar would continue despite innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ending his 26-day hunger strike, reiterating that the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan remains the movement’s primary demand.CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said the party had earlier appealed to Wangchuk to end his hunger strike due to concerns over his deteriorating health. He said the activist was…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over the termination of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, alleging that the fast was forcibly ended at midnight without addressing the movement’s primary demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Speaking to reporters, Raut asserted that the nation would have been far more reassured had Wangchuk broken his fast publicly …
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The 21-year-old woman who sustained critical injuries during a protest-related incident at Jantar Mantar earlier this week is now conscious, breathing on her own, and responding appropriately to commands, according to a statement by Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on Friday.The hospital said the patient has shown significant clinical improvement since being admitted in a critical condition following the incident.”She is showing clinical improvement. She was successf…
Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders on Friday intensified their attack on the Centre over the alleged examination paper leak issue, questioning why Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has not been asked to resign and alleging that students protesting over the controversy were being subjected to police action.Speaking in Lucknow, Congress leader Akhilesh Pratap Singh said the government’s response to repeated paper leak incidents had been inadequate and accused it of …