Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to the Rajya Sabha chairman for an immediate discussion on the NEET and NET scandals and other paper leaks that the Opposition party said have destroyed the future of lakhs of youth.

The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday as the Opposition demanded a discussion on the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET.

The exams issue also rocked the Rajya Sabha.

Here is the full text of Kharge’s letter:

To Hon'ble Chairman. Rajya Sabha. Parliament House. New Delhi

Subject: Suspension of business/notice under Rule 267 for 28 June 2024

I hereby give notice under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) of my intention to move the following motion for the suspension of business listed for 28 June 2024:

"That this House do suspend all listed businesses for the day to discuss the unprecedented instances of paper leaks, fraud and corruption in conduct of national-level exams includingNEET-UG and UGC NET followed by cancellation of various examsand the total failure of National Testing Agency (NTA) in conducting exams in a fair and transparent manner, further,

• There have been widespread instances of paper leaks over the past seven years, affecting nearly 20 million youth in our country, with 70 papers compromised.
• The Central Government failed to take immediate action regarding reports of the NEET-UG exam paper leak on May 5th, right after it was conducted.
  
• The UGC NET exam was cancelled immediately after it was conducted.
  
• Cases registered in Patna, Bihar, and Godhra, Gujarat, reveal clear evidence of a thriving education mafia, involving paper leaks, corruption, and fraud at the highest levels.
  
• Several allegations have emerged implicating leaders of the ruling party and its allies in paper leak incidents.
  
• The NTA has proven to be a complete and utter failure in its role as a national-level agency responsible for conducting exams in a fair and transparent manner.
  
• The Central Government's inconsiderable delay in notifying the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which was passed by this House on February 9, 2024. viii. The Act was only notified as an afterthought on June 21, 2024, in an attempt to cover up the government's failure to control paper leaks, and to date, the rules under the Act have not been framed.
  
• The Central Government has appointed incompetent individuals, chosen primarily based on their ideology, to key positions in various educational institutions.
  
• The Central Government attempted to cover up the paper leaks, with the Minister of Education even denying any leaks in the case of NEET-UG and giving a clean chit to the National Testing Agency (NTA).
  
• Finally, the Central Government has utterly failed to conduct fair and transparent examinations in the country and to provide true merit-based opportunities to the students of India.