Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion notice in LS to discuss NEET issue

Tamil Nadu Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi returning the bill exempting the state from the NEET medical examination.

Tamil Nadu Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave an Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Tamil Nadu Governor Ravi returning the bill exempting the state from the NEET medical examination.

Manickam Tagore said, "How can Governor take the power of President? RN Ravi is Governor or President of India? We’ll take part in an all-party meeting and will continue to take the stand that Tamil Nadu should be exempted from NEET."

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has called for an all-party meeting after the state governor returned the bill seeking exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi returned the bill stating that the bill is against the interest of the students. A statement from Raj Bhavan said the bill is against students coming from socially and economically poor background.

NEET has emotional undertones in the state in the backdrop of alleged suicides of medical aspirants, either for failing to clear it or due to apprehensions over scoring low marks. The death of a Dalit girl in 2017 by suicide over failing in NEET prompted outrage in the state and calls for the abolition of NEET.

The bill introduced by the state assembly states that entrance test is not a fair or equitable method of admission since it favoured the rich and elite sections of society.