Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday asserted that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has not given a “clear point” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the state education system on the controversy over NEET.
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“The Standing Committee on Education has not given anything clean to the Prime Minister or his ‘regime’ and Shri Digvijaya Singh has not expressed confidence in them. An English language media report is spreading malicious news based on sources whose agenda is only to mislead. The Solicitor General has informed us that the Prime Minister is personally monitoring the retake of the NEET exam. For the sake of our students, we must have faith that the exam will be held successfully,” Shri Digvijaya Singh noted. Jerram said.
The government education system was accused of inefficiency and failure to conduct and protect key examinations.
“It is impossible for any rational mind to trust Pradhan Mantri and his ‘system’. This ‘system’ has ruined the investigation into the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak. This ‘system’ continues to deny the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, while the truth is clear to everyone. This ‘system’ has not only ruined examination administration in higher education but has also done so in CBSE,” the Congress leader said.
“The Modi government and its education system – which has been completely discredited and exposed as incompetent, corrupt and arrogant – is now relying on out-of-context quotes, rumours, and fake news,” Jairam Ramesh said.
NTA is withdrawn
Earlier in the day, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, which was chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh, continued for more than three hours at the Parliament House annex. National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Abhishek Singh and senior officials from the Education Ministry were present.
The Education Commission stressed the need for a fully transparent and fair procedure for the National Eligibility for Entrance Test (NEET), noting that students ultimately bear the consequences whenever there are failures in the examination system.
According to sources, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, members told government officials that they did not want to politicize issues related to education and NEET exam, but stressed that the examination process should remain transparent and credible.
“The future of students is at stake. Whether the system is hacked or the government is compromised, it is the students who suffer,” the sources said, the committee noted during the discussions.
