Kejriwal said on NEET paper leak, resignation is needed not fast track court!

After the central government announced the creation of a fast track court in NEET paper leak cases, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal targeted the government. He said that this decision of the government is completely different from the original demand of the students and called it an attempt to save Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Arvind Kejriwal said that students across the country were continuously demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister during the paper leak incidents and the protests at Jantar Mantar. He alleges that the Prime Minister did not give any reply regarding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan on this issue, but has tried to cover up the matter by announcing fast track court.

He said that many fast track courts are already running in the country for rape, POCSO and other serious cases, but hearings are not conducted on time in many courts. In many cases, fast track courts also take more time than normal courts. In such a situation, merely announcing new courts will not solve the problem.

Arvind Kejriwal raised the question that the biggest concern of the students is to stop paper leaks in future, but the government did not announce any such system or reform which could restore the confidence of the youth.

He said that if no concrete changes are made in the examination system, incidents of paper leaks will be repeated in the coming years and the future of lakhs of students will be at stake.

He also referred to the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar and claimed that students were brutalized during the protest. Kejriwal alleged that due to lathi charge, tear gas and use of force, many students were injured and had to be admitted to hospital.

Kejriwal said that he himself went to Jantar Mantar and met the students and saw their condition. He said that the Prime Minister reacts to any incident in the world, but he did not say a single word on the alleged violence against students.

He questioned whether the pain and concerns about the future of these students do not matter to the government. The national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party also said that no such roadmap has been presented by the government which would give confidence that question papers of NEET or other competitive exams will not be leaked in future.

Kejriwal said that merely announcing the creation of fast track courts is not enough, but there is a need for comprehensive reforms in the examination system, fixing accountability and strict action against the culprits.