Government ready for discussion on NEET issue, opposition adamant on resignation of Chief, Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the whole day

Lok Sabha meeting was adjourned for the day after two adjournments due to uproar by members of opposition parties.

New Delhi. The Lok Sabha meeting was adjourned for the day on Thursday after two adjournments due to uproar by members of opposition parties against the police action against students protesting in the NEET question paper leak case and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Accusing the opposition of running away from it by imposing pre-conditions for discussion on the NEET question paper leak issue, the government said that the government is ready for immediate discussion and the opposition should start the discussion without any delay. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the opposition is requested with folded hands to participate in the discussion.

Members of opposition parties, including Congress, are adamant on their demand for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan before the discussion on the NEET question paper leak issue. As soon as the House meeting began today, the opposition members started raising slogans against the government, raising various issues including the police action against the students protesting in the capital on Monday over the NEET question paper leak issue.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appealed to them to allow the Question Hour to continue and assured that after the Question Hour is over, he will give the members an opportunity to present their views. Seeing the uproar in the House not stopping, Birla adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.

When the meeting started at 2 pm after one adjournment, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “We appealed yesterday and today again we are appealing to the House that the discussion on the NEET paper leak issue should begin without any delay.”

He said that the discussion on this issue should start immediately in both the Houses of Parliament and whenever the opposition wants this discussion, on whatever date it wants and for as long as it wants, the government is ready for it.

When the meeting resumed at 2 o’clock, Presiding Chairman Dilip Saikia appealed to the opposition to allow the members to raise their issues under Rule 377, but the uproar by the opposition members continued. Saikia adjourned the proceedings for the day after about three minutes.

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