Mysuru: AICC secretary Gopinath Palaniyappan on Wednesday accused the Union govt of failing to stop the question paper leaks and irregularities in various national-level admission tests. “NEET examination system has become a scam that mainly benefits coaching centres while genuine students and their families suffer,” he alleged.He told reporters in Mysuru that although the Union govt spends around ₹1.36 lakh crore on the education sector every year, middle-class families spend even more on coaching classes, exam fees and preparations. He claimed that since 2014, around 152 paper leaks have taken place in exams like NEET, JEE and CLAT, showing serious problems in the examination system. “The Union govt must take responsibility for this failure,” he said.He also criticised the police action against protesting students and opposition functionaries in New Delhi. “Lakhs of students are under severe stress because of repeated exam issues. More than 28 students across the country have died by suicide due to exam pressure, including five from Tamil Nadu,” he charged.City Congress president R Murthy, Mysuru District Rural Congress president Dr BJ Vijay Kumar were present.
