Prateek Tanmay
2 min readNew DelhiJul 23, 2026 01:09 AM IST
THE LOGJAM in Lok Sabha over the NEET UG paper leaks continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with the House being repeatedly adjourned despite the government telling the House that it was ready for a discussion on the issue. The Opposition insisted on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over an issue that has sparked protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as well as several other cities.
At noon, starting the face-off between the Treasury and Opposition Benches before the House was adjourned, Congress MP K C Venugopal said, “The entire nation is in pain now… the way in which the government brutally dealt with students protesting against Dharmendra Pradhan.”
Speaker Om Birla intervened and said the Opposition will be given a chance to speak during the discussion.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju then got up and said, “The government is ready to discuss the NEET paper leak issue. If a discussion has to happen, it has to be done under a rule… when the discussion has to happen, its duration and under what rule it has to be done… We are ready for a discussion.”
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav intervened and said, “This issue is not of Congress or SP. It is of the youth. You let them (government) and them (Congress) speak. Has a compromise been reached without letting us speak? Resignation can be taken anytime. But the way you have treated students — hands broken, heads broken. Will you tear the clothes of daughters? Rahul ji and I had to go to the PM’s residence because you didn’t hear us yesterday. If the PM can speak outside, why can’t he speak inside the House.”
Speaker Om Birla said all sides want a discussion on the issue and its form could be discussed.
Amid sloganeering by the Opposition after adjournments in the first half, the House was adjourned for the day minutes after it assembled at 2 pm.
