Why haven’t you sacked education minister? Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi over NEET paper leak

Rahul Gandhi has intensified criticism of the Centre over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, questioning why the Union education minister has not been removed from office.

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Narendra Modi government over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, demanding accountability and questioning why Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had not been removed from office.

In a post on social media platform X, Rahul Gandhi compared the handling of the 2024 and 2026 NEET controversies and accused the government of failing to prevent repeated examination leaks.

Modi Ji Sack Dharmendra Pradhan Now: Rahul Gandhi says NEET paper leak ‘betrayed’ 22 lakh aspirants

Rahul Gandhi Raises Questions on Repeated Leaks

The Congress leader said that despite major controversies surrounding both NEET-UG 2024 and NEET-UG 2026, the Centre had once again relied on investigations and committees instead of fixing systemic issues.

NEET 2024:
पेपर लीक हुआ। परीक्षा रद्द नहीं हुई। मंत्री ने इस्तीफ़ा नहीं दिया। CBI ने जांच बिठाई। एक कमेटी बनी।

NEET 2026:
पेपर लीक हुआ। परीक्षा रद्द हुई। मंत्री ने फिर इस्तीफ़ा नहीं दिया। CBI फिर जाँच कर रही है। एक और कमेटी बनेगी।

मोदी जी, देश आपसे कुछ सवाल पूछ रहा है - जवाब…

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2026

He questioned why paper leaks continued to occur repeatedly and accused the government of remaining silent on the concerns of students and families affected by the cancellation of the medical entrance examination.

Rahul Gandhi also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not responding directly to the issue and demanded accountability from the education ministry.

NEET-UG 2026 Cancelled After Leak Allegations

The controversy erupted after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3. Investigators reportedly found evidence suggesting that several questions similar to those in the actual examination paper had circulated before the test.

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The Union government later handed the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while authorities announced that the re-examination would now be held on June 21.

The cancellation has affected nearly 23 lakh aspirants and marked the first time the entire NEET-UG examination has been scrapped since the NTA began conducting the exam in 2019.

CBI Probe Expands

The CBI has intensified its investigation into the alleged leak network. On Saturday, the agency arrested Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, a senior Botany teacher from Pune, alleging that she had access to the Biology section of the examination paper through her association with the NEET-UG examination process.