Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the government for the “broken” education system while reacting to the news of an alleged suicide by a NEET aspirant. The NEET (UG) 2026 exam, which was held on May 3 by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was cancelled on May 12 amid allegations of a paper leak, which is now being probed by the CBI. A re-examination has been scheduled for June 21.Akanksha Chaturvedi, a NEET aspirant, allegedly died by suicide on May 20. In her emotional note, she said that she “did not have the courage” to take the retest “I was scoring good marks in my first attempt, but there is no guarantee that I will perform well again,” her note stated.Reacting to the news, Gandhi, in a post in Hindi on X, said, “Akanksha aspired to become a doctor and serve her country and society. Akanksha’s father is a farmer. To support his daughter’s dream of becoming a doctor, he took out a loan of ₹3 lakh against his Kisan Credit Card. He even took up a job as a cook in Nagpur himself, so that his daughter could attend coaching classes there.......Then, the NEET paper leaked. The examination was cancelled. Amidst that uncertainty, Akanksha left us forever.”“Akanksha’s death was not a suicide – it is the tragic outcome of a corrupt and broken system under Prime Minister Modi,” Gandhi said.Reiterating his demand for the government to take accountability in the wake of the NEET paper leak, he added, “And Mr Dharmendra Pradhan? He remains firmly seated in his position even today. The same old committees. The same old transfers. The same old inquiries. No reform; no justice.”"Mr Modi, power is not permanent - it comes and goes. But an entire generation of India’s youth is now paying the price for the extent to which you have ruined the education system over the past 12 years,” the Congress leader added.Published on June 4, 2026
