Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha demands cancellation of NEET during protest in Lucknow

Hundreds of Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha (Samajwadi Party youth workers) staged a protest outside the party office on Tuesday, demanding cancellation of NEET and retest by another agency.

The protest was led by state Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha president Vineet Kushwaha. The protesters demanded the dismissal of the BJP government which failed to control document leaks.

After a scuffle with police, the youths were herded into a vehicle and taken to the Eco Garden. They alleged that the police also misbehaved with them, with one of the protesters suffering a fracture.

Police erected barricades to prevent protesters from starting to march towards the Legislative Assembly from the Samajwadi Party office. The police arrested them, after which the young people staged a sit-in.

In a memorandum to Governor Anandiben Patel, it was stated that there was a lot of anger among the youth regarding the rigging of NEET. A demand was also made to sack the BJP government over the paper leak.