NTA Row: Student Organisations to Hold Protest Tomorrow Across Country. Know Their Demands

NTA has been grappling with controversy over alleged irregularities in the entrance exams. Read the three demands that have compelled student organisations to hold protest tomorrow across country.

New Delhi: Student organisations of INDIA bloc parties, such as the National Students’ Union of India(NSUI), All India Students’ Federation(AISF), and All India Students Association(AISA), will hold demonstrations across the country on Wednesday, July 3 against the alleged “scam and corrupt practices” of the National Testing Agency (NTA), announced NSUI President Varun Chaudhary on Tuesday. Earlier the student organisations of INDIA alliance partners held a joint press conference demanding a “ban of NTA,” the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and holding the NEET exam again.

Student Organisations to Hold Protest Tomorrow Across Country. Know Their 3 Demands

The representatives of AISF, AISA, NSUI, Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha, SFI, and CRJD attended the press conference. ‘We are United here to address the issue of scams and corrupt practices carried out by NTA and the issue of NEET students,” NSUI president Varum Chaudhary was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Putting forth their three demands, NSUI president added,” We want the government to disband the NTA. We want Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take responsibility and step down. The third thing we want is that NEET to be held again.”

1. 1. First Demand: The government should disband the NTA
   2. Second Demand: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take responsibility and step down
   3. Third Demand: NEET To be Held Again

Today’s Joint Press Conference of India Alliance Student Organizations!

Together, We passed 3 resolutions calling for:
1️⃣ Ban NTA and Demand RE-NEET
2️⃣ Education Minister Dharmendra Pradan’s Resignation
3️⃣ Joint protests in all states. #RENEET #NTABAN pic.twitter.com/XqPDDKXAVu

— Varun Choudhary (@varunchoudhary2) July 2, 2024

For the past month, NTA has been grappling with controversy over alleged irregularities in the entrance exams, including the NEET and UGC NET. After irregularities resurfaced in the NEET and UGC NET exams, the central government postponed several exams, including the NEET PG, and Joint UGC CSIR NET. The opposition parties and several student organisations have been holding protests regularly, demanding action. Addressing the joint press conference, the national president of Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha, Imran Idris, demanded that government be held accountable.

(ANI Inputs)