Exemption from NEET: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin calls for all-party meet, lashes out at Centre

Making a statement on the floor of the House under rule 110, Chief Minister M K Stalin appealed to the leaders of various political parties who have representation in the Assembly to extend their cooperation to the serious issue concerning the State's students, particularly those with rural backgrounds.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday announced an all-party meeting on January 8 here to discuss the next course of action on the state's demand for exemption from NEET, as an Assembly bill in this regard is pending with the Centre.

Contending an all-party delegation MPs under DMK Lok Sabha member T R Baalu couldn't secure an audience with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, the Chief Minister claimed that the Centre had not acted on the Tamil Nadu Assembly Bill seeking exemption for the state from NEET.

"In order to discuss the next plan of action, the State Government has convened an all-party meeting on January 8," Stalin told the state Assembly.