Rahul Gandhi – Press Conference: Key Remarks
Opening – on July 20 protest video
“Look at this video. Students who were marching peacefully on 20th July were brutally assaulted by police and security personnel. Is this how you treat the future of this country? This is shameful.”
On NEET paper leaks
“The NEET paper leak has affected 7.5 crore students and their families. 152 paper leaks have happened in 10 years. And tell me, who has been punished? No one. The entire system is rotten.”
On families’ spending
“Families are spending almost as much on NEET as the entire education budget of the Central Government. This is the state of education in India today.” On his detention “When the police officers came to remove me, one of them came close to my ear and said, ‘Remove this government’. I was dragged, my mouth started bleeding, I was punched two or three times. But I want to say this clearly: Dharmendra Pradhan has to go.”
Closing demand
“This government is attacking students. This government is protecting those who leak papers. Until the Education Minister resigns, we will not stop.”
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