Citing figures on examination-related cases, she alleged that 152 paper leaks had taken place across the country since 2015 under BJP rule, but that the CBI had investigated only 17 such cases, with no convictions.
She cited the NEET-UG 2024, UGC-NET 2024, SSC-CGL 2017, JEE Main 2021 and West Bengal SSC 2016 cases as examples where CBI investigations had not produced the desired outcome, according to the Congress.
On the Haryana Judicial Services 2017 case, Singh said the conviction was secured by a state-constituted Special Investigation Team rather than the CBI.
The Congress leaders also defended the Jharkhand government’s handling of the protests and rejected allegations of excessive police action.
Tirkey asserted that no force had been used against the protesting students in Jharkhand and contrasted the government’s response with the BJP’s previous tenure in the state.
She also credited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign with helping raise awareness among young people and encouraging students to participate in such movements.
โThis awareness is now giving students the courage to step forward and participate in these movements, asserted Tirkey.
โEven at Jantar Mantar during the NEET protests, Rahul Gandhi was present to boost the morale and courage of the students,โ she said.
The Congress’s allegations came amid continuing political tensions over the recruitment examination controversy in Jharkhand, with the BJP backing the protesting students and the ruling coalition defending its steps to address their grievances.
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