Medical Education Minister demands court-monitored probe into NEET paper leak
Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has called for a court-monitored investigation into the NEET question paper leak, citing it as a serious injustice to students. He expressed distrust in the current investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and suggested that powerful individuals may be involved in the scandal. Patil also criticized the Union government's handling of NEET and advocated for the adoption of Karnataka's Common Entrance Test as a better alternative.
- ▪Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil demanded a court-monitored probe into the NEET paper leak.
- ▪He expressed distrust in the Central Bureau of Investigation's current investigation.
- ▪Patil alleged that the scandal may involve powerful individuals and called for accountability.
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Terming the recent National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) question paper leak as a “grave injustice to the student community”, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil demanded a “court-monitored” probe into the scandal.He alleged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), presently probing the case, did not elicit confidence. “A transparent investigation under its watch is unlikely,” he said. “This scandal appears to have been orchestrated to enable the sale of MBBS seats. There are strong suspicions that powerful individuals are behind the entire affair,” he further alleged, arguing only a court-monitored probe would bring out the truth.
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