‘Those Playing With Youth’s Future Won’t Be Spared’: PM Modi Warns NEET Scam Culprits

New Delhi: During his speech on Motion of Thanks to the President’s speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, while referring to the alleged NEET scam, addressed the issue of paper leaks in the country, saying that the government is working on a war-like scenario to take steps to bring the culprits to justice. PM Modi assured the country that the government is taking critical steps to address the NEET exam leak controversy adding that those messing with the Indian youth's future will not be spared.

Addressing the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Modi said, "I will tell every student of the country, every youth of the country that the government is very serious about preventing such incidents and we are taking one step after another to fulfill our responsibilities on a war footing. Those who play with the future of the youth will not be spared at all.”

“Arrests are being made continuously across the country in the NEET case. The central government has already made a strict law. Necessary steps are being taken to strengthen the entire system of conducting the examination," the PM asserted.

Earlier, Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a debate in the Parliament on the NEET issue.

In his letter addressed to the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi said, "Our aim is to engage constructively in the interest of 24 lakh NEET aspirants who deserve answers. I believe that it would be fitting if you were to lead this debate."

In the Rajya Sabha, DMK Rajya Sabha member P Wilson urged the Centre to either abolish medical entrance exam NEET or approve Tamil Nadu’s NEET exemption bill to exclude the state from the competitive exam. He said the state legislative assembly had passed the Tamil Nadu Admission to Medical Courses Bill in 2021 and subsequently passed a resolution unanimously against the exam and to address the “NEET menace”.