Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday backed the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s request that Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately sacked Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid the NEET paper leak debate.
Gandhi had demanded that Modi sack Pradhan immediately or take responsibility himself, and alleged that the “BJP-RSS nexus” has destroyed India’s education system.
“More than 22 lakh students, including over one lakh from Karnataka, wrote NEET in the hope of a fair chance in medical education,” Siddaramaiah said.
They have been pushed into uncertainty because the Narendra Modi government failed to ensure a fair and safe exam, he posted on ‘X’.
Students worked hard for months, parents spent their savings, the CM said, adding, “Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has made the call clear: sack education minister Dharmendra Pradhan now.”
NEET-UG held on May 3 was canceled following allegations of paper leak.
