• Source:JND

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. The Congress Leader criticised the Centre of failing to put an end to the repeated paper leaks. The LOP also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his silence over the issue.

Gandhi drew parallels between the government’s handling of the NEET 2024 and 2026 controversies, saying the same cycle of leaks, investigations, and committees was repeating itself. Sharing a hard-hitting post on X, the LOP wrote, “NEET 2024: Paper leaked. The exam is not cancelled. The minister did not resign. CBI set up an investigation. A committee was formed. NEET 2026: Paper leaked. Exam cancelled. The minister still did not resign. CBI is investigating again. Another committee will be formed."

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He launched a scathing attack on Modi, questioning why there will be no accountability of the party despite continued mistakes in handling the competitive exams. “Mr Modi, the country is asking you some questions—answer them! Why are paper leaks happening repeatedly? Why are you silent time and again on this ‘exam paper discussion’? Why aren't you dismissing the education minister who keeps failing repeatedly?” the post read. “Sack Pradhan,” the X post added.

NEET-UG Paper Leak 2026

The criticisms surface following the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the paper leak of the NEET-UG 2026. So far, nine people have been arrested in connection to the case.

The matter became much more controversial after the arrests of two insiders in the case. retired chemistry lecturer PV Kulkarni and Pune-based botany teacher Manisha Gurunath Mandhare have been arrested for allegedly leaking questions before the May 3 examination.

NEET-UG Paper Leak 2024

A similar scam surfaced in 2024, after 67 students secured perfect scores in the NEET-UG examinations. Police in Bihar then uncovered an alleged paper leak racket on the day of the exam. Investigators said candidates had allegedly paid Rs 30 lakh to Rs 50 lakh to access leaked papers before the test.

Later, the CBI took over the case and found out that the paper was illegally accessed from an exam centre in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh before the examination began. It circulated through organised networks involving middlemen, students, and local operators.

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The controversy also led to protests over “grace marks” and unusually high scores. In July 2024, the Supreme Court acknowledged that there had been a paper leak but refused to cancel the examination, saying there was no evidence of a “systemic breach."


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