'Deliberate Attempt To Deceive People': Opposition Slams BJP Over Congress-Era Paper Leak Claims
'Deliberate Attempt To Deceive People': Opposition Slams BJP Over Congress-Era Paper Leak Claims Published By, Last Updated: July 23, 2026, 08:23 IST Citing a series
'Deliberate Attempt To Deceive People': Opposition Slams BJP Over Congress-Era Paper Leak Claims Published By, Last Updated: July 23, 2026, 08:23 IST Citing a series of alleged paper leaks across the country, Nadda claimed the Jammu and Kashmir SSB paper leak took place when the Congress and Conference were in power. BJP president J P Nadda addresses a press conference amid CJP protests in Delhi. (Source: PTI) The Opposition on Thursday hit back at the BJP after Union Health Minister and BJP president J P Nadda accused Congress and its allies of presiding over multiple examination paper leaks, with Conference leaders alleging that he had misrepresented facts on the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (SSB) recruitment paper leak to target the Congress-NC alliance. What Nadda Said On J&K SSB Paper Leak The sharp exchange came a day after Nadda, addressing a press conference, questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for highlighting only paper leaks under the BJP-led Centre while ignoring similar incidents in states governed by the Congress and its allies. Citing a series of alleged paper leaks across the country, Nadda claimed the Jammu and Kashmir SSB paper leak took place when the Congress and the Conference were in power. Also Read: Delhi ACP Injured In Fresh Violence During CJP Protests; Police Say Miscreants Hurled Stones, Bottles “If I talk about the paper leak in the Service Selection Board examination in Jammu and Kashmir where the government is of Congress and NC of Conference. I’d like to ask the LoP Rahul Gandhi, why are you so selective? Why haven’t you discussed the UPA and UPA-supported governments? Why have you distanced yourself from them?" the minister said. ‘Got Dates Wrong’: Omar To Nadda Responding to the claim, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Nadda had cited the wrong timeline.
“You are absolutely correct about the SSB paper leak in J&K @JPNaddaji but you have got the date wrong. It was 2022. The government wasn’t of NC & Congress," Abdullah wrote on X. You are absolutely correct about the SSB paper leak in J&K @JPNadda ji but you have got the date wrong. It was 2022. The government wasn’t of NC & Congress. It was a government headed by Lt. Governor but thank you for reminding everyone of this failure. It involved these… pic.twitter.com/PsdaiJ2Uz Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 23, 2026 “It was a government headed by Lt. Governor but thank you for reminding everyone of this failure. It involved these observations & orders of the J&K High Court. We have no idea what happened to the High Level Committee or its report. Perhaps you can share that with us in your next press conference," he added. Conference leader Tanvir Sadiq also accused the BJP of distorting facts, saying the recruitment paper leak occurred under the Lieutenant Governor’s administration when there was no elected government in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is astonishing that the BJP’s Minister @JPNadda Sb would make a claim so divorced from the facts," Sadiq said. Also Read: ‘Delhi Double Act’: Does Rahul Gandhi’s Parallel Protest Help Or Hurt Cockroach Janta Party Movement? He added, “The J&K recruitment paper leak happened in 2022 under the Lieutenant Governor’s administration which means directly under you, when there was no elected government. The present government assumed office only in October 2024. If Nadda sb cannot distinguish between the Lieutenant Governor’s administration and an elected government, he has no business lecturing anyone. If he does know the facts, then this is a deliberate attempt to deceive the people of the country." Congress Calls BJP’s Remarks ‘What-Aboutery’ Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also targeted Nadda’s remarks, calling the BJP’s response an exercise in “what-aboutery" and accusing the Centre of failing to reform the Testing Agency (NTA) despite repeated examination irregularities.
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