MK Stalin writes to KCR on NEET, seeks support

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and 11 other Chief Ministers of non-BJP-ruled States on the need for united effort to reclaim the primacy of State governments in administering the education sector, as envisaged in the Constitution of India. He urged them to oppose the NEET […]

Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and 11 other Chief Ministers of non-BJP-ruled States on the need for united effort to reclaim the primacy of State governments in administering the education sector, as envisaged in the Constitution of India. He urged them to oppose the NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test) and stated that DMK MPs will meet the Chief Ministers of respective States in person on the issue.

The letter has been sent to Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, West Bengal and Goa. He enclosed the Justice AK Rajan Committee report which studied the impact of NEET on students from underprivileged and socially backward backgrounds.

Speaking about NEET, Stalin stated that, “Our considered position has always been that the move by the Union government to introduce NEET goes against the spirit of federalism and violates the constitutional balance of power by curbing the rights of State governments to decide on the method of admission in the medical institutions.”

He requested his counterparts to extend their support to ensure that students of respective States, hailing from rural areas and marginalised sections of society, are not put to hardship in obtaining admissions to higher educational institutions.

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