OU rally backs NEET protestors; calls for Pradhan’s ouster
Telangana Rakshana Sena Students’ Wing marches on Osmania University campus, demands action over alleged paper leak and removal of Union Education Minister.
Paper trail: the NEET leak exposes gaps in the exam system's safeguards.
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The Telangana Rakshana Sena Students’ Wing held a solidarity rally at Osmania University on Friday, marching from the OU Library to the Arts College to back students protesting the alleged NEET question paper leak, Siasat reported. Leaders Kandula Madhu, Boddipalli Lingam and Ashok Yadav led the march and raised slogans against the Union government.
The student leaders demanded the removal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and action against those responsible for the alleged leak. According to the report, they criticised the conduct of national entrance exams and warned of intensified protests if no action followed. No police deployment, incident reports or turnout figures were mentioned in the coverage.
The rally comes amid a national row over NEET-UG 2026. The test, held on 3 May 2026 for over 22 lakh candidates, was cancelled on 12 May following revelations of overlaps between a pre-circulated guess paper and the actual paper; Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has acknowledged a “breach in the command chain,” according to multiple outlets.
The Union Education Ministry has not publicly responded to the Osmania University rally’s specific demands in the sources consulted.