Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 25 (ANI): Parents of Akanksha Chaturvedi, who died by suicide after the NEET-UG paper leak, have demanded justice for their daughter and compensation, expressing that they are not satisfied with Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.
Her mother Neelam Chaturvedi has sought strict punishment for the perpetrators of the paper leak.
She also called for the top government leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to resign.
“My daughter won’t come back. We are not satisfied with anything. The government did not come to meet us. What will happen with the resignation? Our daughter should get compensation; we are not satisfied with the resignation. Our demand is that our daughter should get justice and compensation, and perpetrators should be hanged. Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down; PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah should also step down. We had to sell our land; will it come back?” she told ANI.
Her father, Krishna Kumar Chaturvedi, said, “I don’t see anything beyond my daughter. Our daughter wanted to be a doctor and serve the country.”
The NEET-UG examination was leaked in May, after which the government conducted a re-examination on June 21. The government has agreed to suitable compensation for the families of the NEET aspirants who died by suicide, Union Minister JP Nadda announced.
Several NEET aspirants, allegedly, died by suicide, igniting a widespread row over the paper leak.
Earlier today, Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stated that he was stepping down in the larger interest of students to ensure that the country’s youth do not become “trapped in a web of confusion.”
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), beginning as a satirical social media account from CJI Surya Kant’s remarks, led the movement along with activist Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, demanding Pradhan’s resignation.
The CJP has now withdrawn their agitation after three rounds of talks with Union Ministers Jitendra Singh and JP Nadda. (ANI)
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