The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday of contributing to a lack of trust in India's examination system after the NEET-UG paper leak at several locations. They also questioned whether he would apologise after the Supreme Court's decision on the matter.
The court, on Tuesday, rejected the pleas to cancel and re-test the exam, stating that there was no evidence to suggest that it was compromised due to a systemic breach. The court acknowledged that the leak had occurred in a few cities.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, a BJP leader and former union minister, criticised the opposition, particularly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, after the verdict. He accused Gandhi of tarnishing India's examination reputation worldwide with his strong statements.
Prasad noted that Gandhi's choice of words was disrespectful to the dignity of Parliament and the office of the Leader of Opposition, a position held by Gandhi.
He also dismissed Gandhi's criticism of the budget as a "kursi bachao budget," saying it was not the BJP's fault that people repeatedly rejected him and his party in the elections.
The BJP leader defended the government's actions regarding the NEET row by stating that the CBI was entrusted with the investigation and that the candidature of 155 examinees was revoked.
He emphasised the scale of the exam, pointing out that it was taken by over 23.5 lakh students across 4,750 centres in 571 cities.
He criticized Gandhi's use of the word "fraud" to criticise the entire examination. He mentioned that the court had clarified that there was no widespread breach in the integrity of the test.
"Will Rahul Gandhi apologise...," he asked, claiming that paper leaks were rife during the Congress-led governments.
He noted that the Modi government enacted a strong law against paper leak incidents.
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