Adityanath, UP Officials, Play Holi With Communal Colours; Modi Govt Blames 45 Students for NEET Leak; Maharashtra Farmers Protest

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Snapshot of the day

March 13, 2025

Sidharth Bhatia

The Modi government has blamed the 2024 NEET paper leak on 45 students while avoiding any discussion on the possible involvement of examination centre officials, reports The Telegraph. In the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar stated that a CBI probe was in progress and that five chargesheets had been filed. However, when Congress MP Neeraj Dangi pressed him on whether any officials had been held responsible, Majumdar sidestepped the question. Instead, he referenced previous exam leaks, such as AIIMS (2006) and CLAT (2009), implying that such breaches were not unprecedented. While investigations are ongoing, the government’s reluctance to acknowledge potential failures within the