Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has directed that FIRs be registered against those responsible for examination paper leaks and that such cases be thoroughly investigated and brought before fast-track courts to ensure speedy punishment. In contrast, the Opposition is making a malicious attempt to mislead the youth on this issue.
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini stated this while interacting with media persons at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, on Thursday. He said that Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has accorded the highest priority to the secure future of students and has taken serious cognizance of the NEET paper leak case as well as other similar incidents.
However, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is not even willing to discuss the issue in Parliament. He said that if the Opposition has any constructive suggestions, it should present them before the Central Government. The Chief Minister said that several cases of examination paper leaks had also surfaced during the UPA Government, but no concrete action was taken at that time.
He further said that while the previous government had allocated only Rs. 8,225 crore for the education sector, the present Central Government has increased the allocation to Rs. 1.39 lakh crore. Referring to the neighbouring state of Punjab, the Chief Minister said that in a recent competitive examination, candidates with incorrect names were declared successful, following which the High Court stayed the result.
In contrast, he said, the Haryana Government has provided employment to 1.83 lakh youth over the past 11 and a half years purely on merit, without “kharchi-parchi”. During the Congress regime, just 86,000 youth were given government jobs.
He further said that to safeguard the sanctity of examinations, the Haryana Government enacted the Haryana Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2021, under which stringent punishment ranging from two to ten years' imprisonment has been prescribed for those found guilty of using unfair means or indulging in examination-related malpractices.
The Chief Minister said that Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition parties should focus on resolving the problems faced by students instead of attempting to derive political mileage by spreading confusion. He added that if the Opposition has any suggestions, they should place them before Parliament and engage in meaningful discussions so that the examination system can be further strengthened. Former Minister Sh. Manish Grover, BJP District President Sh. Ranbir Dhaka, Haryana Board of School Education Chairman Sh. Shanker Lal Dhopra and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.