Students using paper leak as excuse for their failure: BJP's Nishikant Dubey
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said a section of NEET candidates was using the paper leak as an "excuse" to explain poor performance to
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday said a section of NEET candidates was using the paper leak as an "excuse" to explain poor performance to their parents. He also said students aiming for careers in medicine, engineering or the civil services should focus on their studies instead of joining protests. Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, Dubey said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made it clear that the government was committed to ensuring strict punishment for those accused in the alleged paper leak case. Read Full Story He also urged the opposition to allow a discussion in Parliament so that stronger legal provisions could be brought in. Referring to the large number of students who take the medical entrance exam every year, Dubey said many were trying to link their failure to the alleged paper leak.
"There are around 65,000 medical seats, but about 22 lakh students appear in the examination every year. Every parent believes that their child is bright and academically capable," he said. "Students tried to convince their parents that they are good at studies but could not compete because the examination paper got leaked. They used the paper leak as an excuse for their failure," the BJP MP said. He added that parents should encourage their children to prepare for competitive examinations rather than join the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Jantar Mantar. "This creates a sense of disappointment among them. Parents and students need to understand that Jantar Mantar is not the place for them.
If they want to get into a medical college, an engineering college or the civil services, they must focus on their studies," Dubey said. Dubey said Modi had told MPs at a meeting last Tuesday that the government would engage some of the country's "most-prominent lawyers" to ensure that the 13 people arrested in the case received the strictest possible punishment. "On Thursday, the prime minister announced that fast-track courts will be set up and the accused will receive the strictest possible punishment through those courts," he said. He said Parliament should discuss the issue so that stricter punishment could be written into law. "If the opposition allows a discussion in Parliament, then, just as we enacted a strong law after the Nirbhaya case to strengthen provisions for women's safety, we can also bring in stringent punishment for those involved in paper-leak cases.
We can discuss provisions for life imprisonment, attachment and confiscation of their assets and properties, and even the death penalty. But such a law can only be enacted by Parliament," Dubey said. Overall, Dubey defended the government's response, called for tougher legal measures and said students should stay focused on their studies rather than protests. Ends
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