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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener and former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, on Sunday reached out to NEET aspirants, telling them that they have his support. Kejriwal, in a video message on X, formerly Twitter, asked students to share their feelings and suggestions with him via comments or direct message, in the wake of the NEET UG paper leak, that has disappointed lakhs of students.The NEET-UG 2026 exam was held on May 3 when over 22 lakh students attempted the entrance exam. However, the National Testing Agency (NTA), that conducts this exam, had to cancel it after reports surfaced that several questions which were part of the original paper had already leaked. The fallout of the NEET exam paper leak resulted in protests, student stress,
and reports of suicides by students or aspirants.
As the probe advances in the NEET paper leak, Kejriwal shared a video message in which he expressed his support to the students and recalled his own past when he attempted such exams for IIT and UPSC. Kejriwal urged students not to take extreme steps while dealing with anxiety and pressure.Kejriwal pointed to the growing distress among students and stated, "Reports are coming in from everywhere. We are receiving messages and phone calls from many students saying that a large number of children are in depression and stress because of the cancellation of the NEET exam. News is also coming in about the suicide of four students. One in Goa, and I had even visited that child's house in Goa. One student died by suicide in Sikar. One student died by suicide in Delhi."Understanding the pressure students face, he emphasised, "I want to request all students not to take such an extreme step. I understand your anxiety. I, too, had appeared for the IIT exams and the UPSC exams. We know the kind of stress under which students prepare for and appear in these exams. After giving the paper, if the exam gets cancelled, I was thinking about what I would have gone through had my exam been cancelled at that time."Appealing to students to seek support instead of harming themselves, he added, "But choosing to end your life, taking such an extreme step, is not the solution to this. We will have to come together and find a solution. I request all students that if you are in depression, please share your feelings with me.""You can share your feelings with me through social media. I will reach out to you, and together we will find a solution to this. You are all educated and sensible people. We will collectively devise a solution for how to fix NEET. You must have given this some thought as well. Therefore, please send me your suggestions. Together, let us resolve this," the AAP Chief asserted.Earlier this week, Kejriwal upped the ante against the central government and asked GenZs to take to the streets like the youth in Nepal and Bangladesh, to pressure the government over the NEET issue. However, the BJP hit out at AAP convener saying that the former's statement was out of frustration over his poll defeat and should not be taken seriously.
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