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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) alleged that a connection was being sent successful Kota, which is Lok Sabha Speaker’s constituency, that nary 1 should be Congress person Rahul Gandhi’s proposed interactive programme successful the metropolis connected June 17 connected the alleged NEET insubstantial leak.
“A connection has been conveyed arsenic if Om Birla Ji is opposed to Mr. Gandhi’s sojourn and nary 1 should be it. He should clarify his presumption connected wherefore specified a concern has arisen and astatine whose behest did each this happen,” Mr. Gehlot said present portion talking to journalists.
Mr. Gehlot said determination was enthusiasm among students and Congress workers regarding the programme, wherever the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha is scheduled to interact with students implicit the issues related to the exam insubstantial leaks, unemployment and concerns of youngsters.
The seasoned Congress person said the functionaries linked to the bureau of Lok Sabha Speaker were pressuring coaching institutes, paying impermanent accommodations and guesthouse operators to discourage students from attending the programme. “They are being threatened and told to beryllium prepared to look the consequences,” helium said.
Mr. Gehlot said specified actions were contrary to antiauthoritarian norms and a idiosyncratic occupying a law position, specified arsenic that of the Lok Sabha speaker, should not endorse this approach. It did not befit the Speaker to make a concern that instils fearfulness successful people’s minds astir the destiny of their institutions, helium added.
Mr. Gehlot besides said the medication was removing the hoardings of Mr. Gandhi’s programme and described it arsenic a “political conspiracy by a jittery Bharatiya Janata Party”. “First threats to coaching institutes, past unit connected students, and present removing hoarding… Why is the BJP truthful terrified?” helium asked.
The erstwhile Chief Minister said the students’ voices would not beryllium silenced by removing hoardings and a ample fig of youngsters would articulation the programme successful Kota pursuing the BJP’s “act of authoritarianism”.
