Congress workers clash with police in Jaipur during stir against NEET-UG paper leak

Hundreds of Congress workers clashed with the police on Thursday when they were stopped from marching towards the BJP State headquarters during a protest against the NEET-UG exam paper leak.

Led by State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, the party workers demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and dissolution of the National Testing Agency.

Carrying posters, banners and placards, they raised slogans such as “NEET paper kahan milega? BJP ke baade mein. (Where will you find NEET paper? In the BJP’s backyard)”.

As the police personnel tried to stop the protesters at the Martyrs’ Memorial area near the Police Commissionerate, they climbed barricades. Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav was among those who were forcibly brought down by the police from the barricades.

Minor injuries

Former Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas sat on the road while former MLA Ved Prakash Solanki was pushed back by police personnel. The Congress workers carried Mr. Dotasra on their shoulders when the police used water cannons to disperse them. Some protesters suffered minor injuries.

Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully said while the paper leak was first exposed in Rajasthan, the State government “deliberately delayed” registering even a single FIR.