The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a scathing critique of Congress and Rahul Gandhi over its proposed nationwide campaign on NEET paper leaks, just days ahead of re-examinations and said that such 'irresponsible and insensitive' conduct smacks of a “toolkit mindset”.
The NEET (UG) retest is slated for June 21, following the cancellation of May 3 exams over paper leaks. The Congress party has announced nationwide student conventions, starting from Rajasthan’s Kota on Wednesday, to protest the government’s 'inability' to conduct fair examinations.
During a press conference at party HQ, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi lambasted the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi for timing their stir just ahead of NEET re-exams, questioning their real intentions and 'machinations'. He also accused them of misusing and exploiting students’ sentiments for furthering their own political ambitions and attempting to create disruption to advance his political agenda.
He condemned Gandhi for holding the event days before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21, stating, “The NEET exam is scheduled to be held again in three days… While the government appears to be acting sensitively, the Congress Party and the LoP Rahul Gandhi appear to be employing cunning rather than sensitivity. I want to ask them: in the last 72 hours before the exam, when any candidate should be preparing for the final stage with complete concentration, why are you trying to mentally torture students by organising such events… There will be many opportunities for politics, it can be done even after the 21st… You want to create destruction just in order to fulfil your political ambition.”
On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi urged students and young people nationwide to join the “Echo of Students” mega rally in Kota on June 17, emphasising that the youth’s future will shape the nation’s future. In a post on X, Gandhi attributed paper leaks, exam mismanagement, cancelled recruitments, rising fees, privatisation and scams to the government, which he said is shattering millions of young Indians’ dreams.
Further taking potshots at Rahul, the BJP leader said that you have failed as a student, as a working professional, you failed in your entrepreneurial stint and made yourself a disaster in politics, but why do you want to play with the lives and future of students?Sudhanshu Trivedi posed four-pointed questions at the Congress party, demanding why the party chose Kota in the first place, given the huge number of students preparing for competitive examinations here.“Why do you want to distract students, divert their attention from crucial examinations. Do you want to imperil their career and dreams?” he asked.
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