Mallikarjun Kharge raises NEET, Manipur, Agniveer in Rajya Sabha

Participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President's address in the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the BJP-led government, saying there have been exam paper leaks, cancellation of several exams, train accidents, three terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, roof leakage in Ram temple, collapsing of canopy at three airports, an increase in toll taxes and depreciation of the rupee.

Talking about NEET paper leak, he said that the future of 30 lakh students has been affected due to the incident. "If this keeps happening, students will stop their studies... In the last seven years, there have been 70 incidents of paper leaks affecting the future of 2 crore students," he added.



"PM Modi during his election campaign speech said that this is just the trailer and the real picture is yet to come. How the PM's picture would be, we have been able to imagine in the last one month," he said.

The LoP asked the government to improve the examination system and demanded that the investigation be held under the watch of the Supreme Court.

Bringing up the Manipur situation, Kharge expressed dismay that the President's address did not make any mention of the state. He added that the PM did not visit Manipur which has been burning since last one year.

Kharge also raised the issue of relocation of statues of prominent personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the Parliament complex.


Kharge pressed for scrapping of the Agnipath scheme and criticised the government for improper implementation of 'one rank, one pension' scheme for retired defence personnel.

Kharge also attacked Modi over his comments during election rallies and mentioned the number of times the PM referred to minorities and Pakistan.