‘Structural flaws exposed’: Vijay calls for NEET to be abolished after paper leak | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay stated the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination uncovered “structural flaws” within the system and demanded for the check to be scrapped.Vijay stated governments in Tamil Nadu had “constantly and unanimously” opposed NEET since its introduction, arguing that it had “severely deprived the scholars from rural areas, authorities colleges, Tamil medium backgrounds, and socio-economically deprived households”. He referred to as for states to be allowed to admit medical college students primarily based on Class 12 marks as a substitute.The Nationwide Testing Company cancelled the Might 3 NEET-UG examination on Tuesday following allegations of a paper leak. The determination has left greater than 22 lakh medical aspirants unsure about their future and triggered widespread protests demanding accountability and the resignation of Schooling Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The CBI arrested Mangilal Biwal, Vikas Biwal and Dinesh Biwal from Jaipur, Yash Yadav from Gurugram and Shubham Khairnar from Nashik. Officers stated extra arrests have been possible as investigations widened throughout a number of states.Whereas being taken to Delhi for questioning, one of the accused in Jaipur stated, “Bade logon ko bachaya jata aur aam aadmi ko pareshan kiya jata hai (Large persons are protected, whereas odd persons are harassed).”Investigators seized cellphones, laptops and different digital units throughout raids. The units will endure forensic examination to hint how the alleged query papers circulated earlier than the examination.Rajasthan Police’s Particular Operations Group, which first started probing the case, stated the “guess paper” originated from a medical scholar from Sikar finding out in Kerala. Officers alleged the fabric was shared amongst teaching college students and hostel residents earlier than spreading to candidates in Jaipur and close by districts.Authorities questioned greater than 150 college students, dad and mom and training associates throughout Rajasthan. Investigators suspect the leak might have originated in Nashik earlier than being routed by means of Gurugram and Rajasthan.Political tensions additionally escalated after Congress and Trinamool Congress leaders alleged that some of the accused had hyperlinks with the BJP. Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot claimed Dinesh Biwal was a BJP functionary and accused the state authorities of making an attempt to suppress the case. BJP leaders denied the allegations, with state vice-president Mukesh Dadhich saying Dinesh held no get together put up.In the meantime, protests erupted in a number of states, with Congress employees burning effigies of Pradhan and scholar teams together with NSUI, AISA, ABVP and SFI demanding stricter motion and better transparency in aggressive examinations.