Shillong, July 02: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mr. Rahul Gandhi today sent a letter to the prime minister of India Mr. Naredera Modi to have a debate on NEET in the parliament as they are concern on the welfare of the students across India.
The letter written by the LO and Congress leader, stated that, “I am writing to request for a debate in Parliamenton NEET. As you are aware, the Opposition’s request for a debate on this issue was denied in both Houses of Parliament on June 28th, Yesterday, the Oppositionhad requested fora discussion on this issue again”.
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha had given assurance to the opposition that he would discuss the matter with the government. The aim is to engage constructively to find a way forward. At this moment, there only concern is the welfare of nearly 24 lakh NEET aspirants across India.
Lakhs offamilies have made tremendous personal sacrifices to support their children. For many, the paper leak is a betrayal of a lifetime dream. Today these students and their families are looking up to us, their public representatives to take bold and decisive steps to resolve the issue.
The NEET examination deserves immediate attention because it has exposed the deep rot in our higher education system. The past seven years have seen over 70 paper leaks, affecting over 2 crore students.
The government’s move to postpone other examinations and replace the Director General of the National Testing Agency is a move to cover up the systemic breakdown of our centralised testing system.
In the letter Mr. Rahul mention that our students deserve answers. A parliamentary debate is the first step towards rebuilding and restoring their faith.
Given the urgency of the matter, he request the government to facilitate a debate in the House tomorrow. He believe that it would be fitting if you were to lead this debate in the interest of the students.
