Symbolic satyagraha in Hangal over NEET paper leak
A one-day symbolic satyagraha was held in Hangal, Haveri district, to protest the NEET paper leak and the lathi charge on protesting students in Delhi. The protest, organized by the Hangal Taluk Shaiskhanika Horata Samiti, saw the participation of scores of students and people from different walks of life. The protesters demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and sought compensation for the families of 21 students who lost their lives due to the NEET imbroglio.
- ▪The satyagraha was attended by students, office bearers of various organizations, and Hangal MLA Srinivas Mane.
- ▪Over twenty persons observed a day-long fast as part of the protest.
- ▪A memorandum was submitted to the President of India, seeking her intervention in the matter and urging the government to take action against those involved in the NEET paper leak.
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Scores of students and people from different walks of life participated in protest marches from different schools and colleges as part of a one-day symbolic ‘satyagraha’ in Hangal of Haveri district on July 23. They condemned the NEET paper leak, lathi charge on protesting students in Delhi, and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.In the ‘satyagraha’ organised by ‘Hangal Taluk Shaiskhanika Horata Samiti’ scores of students took part, along with office bearers of different organisations including SFI and DYSF.
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