Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi led a protest Tuesday outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi [1, 2].
The demonstration highlights growing political tension over the integrity of national competitive exams and the perceived failure of government oversight in student assessments.
Protesters gathered at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg to demand accountability following allegations that a NEET examination paper was leaked [2, 3]. The group, participating in the CJP protest, called for an apology from Prime Minister Modi to the students [1].
Rahul Gandhi said the testing system is completely broken [1]. The Congress party is seeking the resignations of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Home Minister Amit Shah in response to the controversy [1, 2].
Senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, participated in the action [1]. During the event, Delhi police intervened to remove protesters from the site [3]. Reports on the detentions vary, with some sources stating Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were taken away in a bus, while others noted that Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav were forcibly removed [2, 3].
Priyanka Gandhi said, "We demand an apology from the Prime Minister to the students and the resignation of the Education and Home Ministers" [1].
The protest comes as the opposition seeks to frame the exam leak as a systemic failure of the current administration's ability to secure academic standards for millions of candidates.
“Testing system is completely broken.”
The escalation of the NEET leak controversy into a direct protest at the Prime Minister's residence signals a shift from administrative grievance to a high-level political confrontation. By demanding the resignations of both the Education and Home ministers, the Congress party is linking the academic failure to a broader critique of national security and governance, attempting to mobilize the student electorate through a narrative of systemic collapse.
