AISA Protests Over Cancellation Of UGC-NET, Students Detained Outside Education Ministry

Dhananjay, President of JNUSU, along with other protesters, blocked the road outside the Ministry of Education demanding the release of all detainees.

AISA members protests over cancellation of UGC NET exam. ( Image Source :AISA )

The students from across Delhi gathered at the Ministry of Education to protest against the paper leak and subsequent cancellation of the UGC-NET exam held on June 18, 2024. The protest, called by JNUSU, saw more than a hundred students detained. Women protesters were reportedly manhandled by male police officers. Ranvijay, AISA JNU President, and Abhigyan, AISA Delhi President, were among those detained. Dhananjay, President of JNUSU, along with other protesters, blocked the road outside the Ministry of Education demanding the release of all detainees.

#WATCH | Delhi: Members of AISA (All India Students Association) protest outside Shastri Bhawan over NEET and UGC-NET issues. The protesters are being detained by the Police. pic.twitter.com/6SRZGWGiW3

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"NTA has failed students time and again. We are demanding a complete scrapping of the NTA. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan must also take responsibility and resign. UGC Chairperson Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar must be sacked for being complicit in all acts of corruption and paper leak," AISA said in a statement.

"We have seen massive discrepancies in the NEET-UG results declared on June 4. NEET aspirants have been demanding a re-exam. However, the NTA and the Ministry of Education have not responded to their demands," AISA added.

NSUI Members Detained Outside Pradhan's Residence

Members of the National Students Union of India, NSUI, staged a protest outside the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi on Thursday. The NSUI has been demonstrating against alleged irregularities in the NEET and UGC NET examinations. Several NSUI members were detained during the protest outside Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's residence on Thursday. They were protesting against the abrupt cancellation of the UGC NET 2024 examination.

During the protest, student leaders chanted slogans accusing the NTA of corruption and criticized the education minister for not taking proper action. In a symbolic gesture, Choudhary threw a bag of fake currency into the air to highlight their claims of corruption.