NEET row: Dharmendra Pradhan slams Rahul Gandhi for 'exploiting' students; Congress hits back

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday sharply criticised Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for allegedly using students as "political tools" during the ongoing protests over the NEET paper leak. The minister's remarks came hours after Rahul Gandhi, along with Priyanka Gandhi and other opposition leaders, staged a sit-in protest outside PM Modi's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party of using students as "political tools" amid the ongoing protests over the NEET paper leak.