Students’ Protests Prompt Socialist Party Lawmakers to Target NTA and Education Ministry

During the monsoon session of the Indian Parliament, Samajwadi Party MPs leveled accusations against the central government for what they described as an unjust approach to the ongoing student agitation, the NEET exam scandal and the wider education framework. The party’s representatives demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be removed from the examination process without delay and that Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hand in his resignation.

Dimpal Yadav told reporters that the administration appears intent on burying student issues, even as complaints about the exam system continue to surface from every corner of the nation. He argued that a genuine commitment to student welfare would first require the removal of the NTA and that the education minister should accept moral responsibility by stepping down.

The MP also claimed that police used force against demonstrators during the protests, noting that Delhi police operate under the centre, thus placing the responsibility for any excesses on the federal government. He pointed out that the movement is not confined to Delhi – it has spread to Mumbai, Patna, Bihar and many other urban centres.

Ram Gopal Yadav, speaking on the floor of the House, said that parliamentary proceedings are repeatedly stalled because the government refuses to listen to the opposition. He maintained that smooth functioning of the legislature is impossible until the education minister resigns.

Commenting on Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end an indefinite hunger strike, Ram Gopal stated that the Socialist Party and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia have never supported an open‑ended fast. The party’s ideology favours democratic and practical protest methods.

Regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video message on the NEET paper leak, Yadav alleged that the CBI had given a clean chit to the main accused and questioned the logic behind introducing new legislation in such a scenario.

Ikra Hasan, another SP parliamentarian, stressed that students’ demands must be addressed first and reiterated the party’s demand for the education minister’s resignation. She also raised concerns about the fast‑track court system, insisting that merely creating more courts will not solve the problem unless case resolution becomes faster and more effective.