Playing politics at expense of students: BJP on Rahul Gandhi’s Kota meeting

BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi slammed Rahul Gandhi for organising a Congress campaign at Kota in Rajasthan, for his interaction with the students 72 hours prior to their NEET retest. He also accused the Congress leader of playing politics at the expense of medical aspirants.

New Delhi: Ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with students in Kota, the BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress leader of playing politics at the expense of medical aspirants who are in the final leg of preparations for the June 21 NEET-UG re-exam.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, party national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asked why Gandhi chose Kota in Rajasthan for his interaction with the students 72 hours before the NEET-UG retest and accused him of being “cunning” for political gains. Trivedi said, “Is it because of the Congress’ internal politics that you want to play with the students’ sentiments there?”

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Rahul Gandhi will interact with students in Kota in the evening as part of the Congress’ campaign against paper leaks and to highlight youth issues. The programme, to be held at an open theatre in Kota, is being positioned by the Congress as the first in a series of nationwide student conventions. The campaign seeks to highlight the challenges faced by young people due to alleged paper leaks, rising examination costs and what the party described as the government’s failure to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment and education system.

Slamming Gandhi, Trivedi asked, “At a time when the students are focused on the last leg of their preparations for the NEET-UG exam, why do you want to distract them and subject them to mental torture?” “Give the students the opportunity to prepare for their exam during these 72 hours without any mental stress. Refrain from playing politics during this sensitive time and disrupting their state of mind and preparation by subjecting them to mental anguish,” the BJP leader said. “There will be many opportunities to play politics. Politics can happen after June 21,” he said.