"Preventing paper leaks a national responsibility": PM Modi on NEET row

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jul 21, 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the strictest possible punishment for those responsible and emphasised that preventing paper leaks was a national responsibility, Minister Kiren Rijiju said quoting the Prime Minister after the NDA Parliamentary Party’s ’Mangal Milan’ meeting on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister, Rijiju said, urged for collective efforts to build a foolproof examination system. 

"PM called on NDA partners to remain united in supporting legislative business and appealed to opposition parties to work constructively in Parliament, saying that while political differences may exist, all MPs have a shared responsibility to work for the country’s future and the welfare of its youth," Rijiju said quoting the Prime Minister.

The comments come a day after thousands of protesters were tear-gassed and lathicharged and stopped from marching on parliament. The protesting students, led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which emerged in May after the Supreme Court Chief Justice compared some unemployed young people to "cockroaches" during an unrelated hearing, are demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation following alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, including the NEET paper leak.