Over the past many years, I have taken a personal stand in support of the NEET examination, arguing that it brought uniformity in student selection across the country and gave students from underprivileged backgrounds a real shot at pursuing their dream of medical education. In the last 5 years, the NEET UG question paper has leaked thrice. Imagine the amount of pressure that it puts on students, who had to go through the examination process yet another time when the system that was supposed to bring in uniformity was failing. Yet there was no accountability, and I believe strongly that it was that moment that brought in a shift in the minds of the students to take to the streets to cry their hearts out.
Protest is a fundamental right in a Democracy. The pertinent question, however, is this: why did the BJP-led Central Government take so long to initiate a dialogue with the protestors? Why was meaningful engagement delayed until the protest had escalated to a flashpoint? What kept you waiting?
The students and the people who are leading them also have a responsibility here. It is natural that when a protest stays on for weeks, people with vested interests will take the stage to air views that are either completely irrelevant to the initial demands of the protests or would try to completely hijack it to serve their agenda. If you remain silent and let these people with vested interests further their agenda, then you are deviating from your core objectives. Please do not let it happen!
I urge the BJP-led Central Government to engage in meaningful dialogue, uphold transparency, and take swift, appropriate action to address the concerns at hand. The strength of any nation lies in the confidence its youth place in its institutions. If our students lose faith in the fairness and credibility of our education system, we are jeopardising the future of our nation.
யார் வேண்டுமென்றாலும் பிரச்சினையை பேசலாம் ! சிலர் பேசாமல் கடந்து போகலாம் !!!
ஆனால் தீர்வு போராட்டம் தான் ! அரசியல் தீர்வு மார்க்சியம் மட்டும் தான்!! மற்றது எல்லாமே ஏமாற்று!!
Rest of India - Regulate NEET exams
TamilNadu - Ban NEET according to 2013 Supreme Court Judgement (NEET is Unconstitutional)
NEET regulations will normalise NEET exams, NEET ban will be the best solution!!
Tamilnadu stands against NEET since its inception!!
Let the whole country remember: when NEET was forced upon us 9 years ago, TAMIL NADU was the ONLY state that saw the destruction and fought back alone. Today, the entire nation is finally waking up to the exact reality TN warned them about.
Pioneers of resistance! 🩸🔥
People asking why TN is silent when people want accountability apropos the conduct of NEET are truly weird.
TN wants NEET abolished. Not be run more efficiently. Why would they join a protest that seeks the latter?
I strongly condemn the high-handedness of the police against CJP youth who were peacefully participating in a rally over the NEET discrepancies.
The visuals from Delhi are shocking.
Instead of addressing their concerns, the government is responding with its police force. This is unacceptable in a democracy.
For more than a decade now, DMK has been advocating abolition of NEET.
Today, Tamil Nadu's voice against NEET is resonating across the nation, including from the national capital.
The demand of the Nation's Youth is clear. Listen to them.
#BanNEET
More than 75,000 people have gathered at Jantar Mantar and thousands more are trying to get there as the govt shuts down Metro stations and public transport around Jantar Mantar.
Meanwhile, Police has shut down CCTV cameras and internet around Jantar Mantar. Why is the government so scared of our youth?
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