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- What began as isolated allegations of exam paper leaks has escalated into a full-blown political crisis involving PM Narendra Modi's government, after Congress leader Gidugu Rudra Raju alleged 152 exam paper leaks over the past decade under Modi's administration.
- Congress demands an expert committee to reform the New Education Policy 2020, explicitly excluding RSS members, reflecting deep suspicions of ideological influence in education governance.
- Physics Wallah CEO Alakh Pandey has joined the chorus, backing student protests over alleged NEET-UG 2026 leaks and urging direct government engagement.
- The Cockroach Janata Party rejects Modi's proposed fast-track courts to investigate the leaks, calling them inadequate.
- At stake is the integrity of India's competitive exam system—critical for lakhs of aspirants—and the political fate of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, whom opposition parties want sacked.
- What to watch is whether the government concedes an independent inquiry, whether protests spread beyond student circles, and whether the NEP 2020 reform process becomes further delayed and politicized.
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- whether_neet_ug_2026_results_are_stayed
- student_protest_escalation_or_decline
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- Union Education Ministry / Dharmendra Pradhan political pressure for resignation· days
- NEEP 2020 policy process reform delay and politicization· weeks
- NEET-UG aspirants trust erosion in exam integrity· immediate
- Government of India reputational damage· weeks
- Student protest movement mobilization intensity· days
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Named India · Allahabad University · Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee · Banaras Hindu University · CBSE · Congress Working Committee · Delhi University · Dharmendra Pradhan · Gidugu Rudra Raju · Indian National Congress · Jairam Ramesh · Jantar Mantar · Jawaharlal Nehru University
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