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Activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) took retired a march to the Income Tax bureau present connected Wednesday (May 13) arsenic portion of their State-wide protestation against the alleged leak of the NEET UG question insubstantial and the consequent cancellation of the examination.
The protestation witnessed the information of a ample fig of students from assorted schools and colleges. The protesters alleged that the Central authorities and the National Testing Agency (NTA) had failed to execute their responsibilities decently and were “torturing” thousands of students who had prepared rigorously for the competitory examination.
Tension escalated erstwhile the march, which disrupted vehicular traffic, reached adjacent the Income Tax bureau premises. The constabulary utilized h2o cannons to disperse the protesters aft they allegedly attempted to breach barricades erected to forestall introduction into the secured compound. Some protesters besides tried to overturn the barricades, starring to a little confrontation with the police.
Accusing the NTA of gross negligence and demanding accountability implicit the alleged irregularities successful the behaviour of the examination, the protesters raised slogans and warned that stronger agitations would beryllium organised to unafraid justness for the affected students.
Though the concern remained tense for immoderate time, a elder constabulary serviceman said nary 1 suffered superior injuries. He besides said capable preventive measures had been taken successful beforehand to debar immoderate untoward incidents.
