NEW DELHI: Escalating their agitation over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the Delhi unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a strong protest outside the National Testing Agency (NTA) headquarters. Large numbers of students took to the streets to demonstrate against the NTA’s alleged systemic failures, decrying the situation as a massive injustice to the future of lakhs of medical aspirants across the country.
As the demonstration intensified outside the NTA office, Delhi Police intervened to disperse the crowd, leading to the detention of several ABVP workers and protesting students. Among those taken into police custody were prominent student leaders, including ABVP National Media Convener Harsh Attri, Delhi State Secretary Sarthak Sharma, and Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) President Aryan Maan.
Despite the police crackdown, the student organization remained defiant. Following the detentions, representatives of the student body asserted that police action “cannot suppress the voice of students.” They vowed that their ongoing fight for justice, transparency, and accountability within the national examination system will continue unabated until their demands are met.
Adding to the momentum of the protests, education activists are now strongly demanding the enactment of a stringent anti-paper leak law. They have proposed a minimum punishment of 10 years of imprisonment and permanent debarment from all government services for anyone found guilty of orchestrating or participating in paper leaks. Activists argue that the current legal framework is too weak, allowing perpetrators to act with impunity while lakhs of genuine, hardworking students suffer the devastating consequences. They stressed that it is high time to amend these weak laws and introduce severe deterrents so that no one dares to even think about compromising the integrity of critical national examinations.
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