Congress MP faints in Rajya Sabha

Congress member faints in Rajya Sabha protesting NEET paper leaks, prompting adjournment; Opposition members walk out in protest.

A Congress member fainted in the well of Rajya Sabha on June 28, 2024, while protesting against the Chair’s decision of not allowing a discussion on NEET paper leaks.

As soon as the upper House re-assembled after recess, a number of Opposition members, including Congress member Phulo Devi Netam, trooped into the well of the House shouting slogans against the government and demanding a discussion on alleged irregularities in NEET.

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Ms. Netam, who was elected from Chhattisgarh in September 2020, suddenly felt dizzy and fell in the Well.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, who saw Ms. Netam fainting, asked fellow members to help her and adjourned the House till 2.30 pm. She was then taken to RML Hospital in an ambulance.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who visited Ms. Netam in the hospital said a CT-SCAN will be done on her and more medical investigations will be carried out in the next few days. “I hope she will be alright today, but she has to undergo a complete medical examination,” he said. 

The House was discussing Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address and BJP member Kavita Patidar was seconding the motion moved by BJP’s Sudanshu Trivedi.