BJP’s ‘corruption’ weakening country: Priyanka slams government over paper leaks
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Photo: PTI)
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday launched a scathing attack on the government over the leak of exam papers. She said the issue has become a national problem under the BJP rule, which has “ruined the future” of millions of youth.
The Congress General Secretary’s attack comes amid outrage over alleged irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam and also over the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam on Wednesday a day after it was held, questioning the integrity of the test was affected.
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“India is the youngest country in the world. We have the largest youth population. Instead of making these youth skilled and capable, the BJP government is making them weak,” she alleged.
Crores of talented students study hard day and night, prepare for various exams, parents bear the burden of studies by sacrificing everything, Priyanka Gandhi said.
“Children wait years for a vacancy. When a vacancy comes up, there is the cost of filling the form, the cost of taking the exam, and ultimately the entire effort is wasted due to corruption. The corruption of the BJP is weakening the country,” she added.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had on Thursday attacked the Center over the alleged irregularities in NEET and leakage of exam papers. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “psychological breakdown” after the elections and will now struggle to lead the government.
He also said that the main reason for paper leaks was that educational institutions had been seized by the BJP and its parent organization RSS. He claimed that paper leakage will not stop unless it is reversed.
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First print: June 22, 2024 | 6:36 am IST