More than 12 students, belonging to different outfits, were detained today, July 2, after attempting to march in protest of alleged irregularities in several competitive exams.
The students united under the banner “India Against NTA”, gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station and began raising “anti-NTA” slogans.
Calls to ‘sack Education Minister’
The students carried posters and banners with “sack Union Education Minister” and “NTA must go” written over them. They staged a demonstration against reported incidents of paper leaks and corruption in the medical entrance exam, among others.
These students were detained by the Delhi Police while they tried to march towards the Parliament to raise their demands.
A police officer said, “After holding a presser at the Press Club, the students gathered at the Patel Chowk metro station from where they started marching towards the Parliament. Over a dozen students were detained while attempting to do so.”
Indefinite sit-in at Jantar Mantar
An indefinite sit-in at Jantar Mantar is underway in Delhi to protest alleged rigging in NTA-held examinations, including NEET UG, PG, and UGC NET.
Their protest entered its seventh day today with a plan to march to Parliament to escalate their agitation.
Among those participating in the protest are members of Left-backed All India Students Association (AISA) and Delhi University’s Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS).
They students have called for another march for “Sansad Gherao” on Wednesday, alongside student outfits from INDIA block parties on the final day of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Their demands include the abolition of NTA, the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and the decentralisation of entrance examinations.
(With PTI inputs)
