Opposition to raise NEET, Ram Temple donation row in monsoon session

Opposition parties said they will raise the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, Ayodhya Ram Temple donation controversy, inflation and voter list revision during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, while criticising the Centre over accountability and parliamentary discussions

New Delhi: The opposition parties on Sunday said that they are planning to raise issues of NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and the alleged irregularities in the donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, among other topics, during the upcoming Monsoon session of the Parliament, scheduled to be held from July 20 to August 13.

Talking to IANS, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat said: “Firstly, I don’t think the session will last more than 18-19 days. There should be meaningful discussions, and it should not be a 19-day session without any fruitful outcome, because the government neither takes accountability nor answers questions.

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There are several issues we want to raise, including the NEET issue, the alleged theft at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, and rising inflation, which remains a major concern. Our party will primarily focus on these issues.” “Along with these, there is also the issue of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) over which opposition parties have written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. We hope there will be a productive result of these discussions,” he added.

Responding to questions of whether the issue of rebel Trinamool Congress leaders joining the NCPI would be discussed during the Monsoon session, Trinamool MP Saugata Roy denied it, saying: “This is not a matter for discussion.”

“The Trinamool Congress has filed disqualification petitions against the leaders who joined the NCPI. The (Lok Sabha) Speaker will take a decision on those petitions. Our concern is not to discuss this issue. We will focus on raising our voice against the BJP in Parliament. We will also raise issues related to the NEET examination and the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation controversy,” Roy told IANS.

Shiv Sena-UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said: “We hope there will be a discussion on the theft of donations (made at the Ram Temple) and we will see what the government decides.”

“Today, they (BJP-led Centre) have left no stone unturned in praising themselves. The Ram Mandir movement has a 500-year history, with the participation of millions of Sanatanis and saints. The struggle was fought in every way, and the magnificent temple was built through the court’s verdict,” Chaturvedi told IANS.

Emphasising that every session of the Parliament is important, Congress MP Mohammad Jawed claimed: “In the last seven years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, there has been more of politics and less discussion about development.”

“Now, if I talk about my own constituency (in Bihar’s Kishanganj), there are many issues we have raised repeatedly, but there has been no result yet. We have raised the issue of the (funding of) the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) centre dozens of times among other issues, but the government did not take any step yet,” he said.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad lashed out at the BJP-led Centre, saying “Now, the Opposition exists only in name.” “If someone speaks, they are not allowed to do so. Even if they do, their remarks are expunged. The ruling coalition keeps saying whatever it wants,” Azad told IANS.