Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over his reported remarks on student protests against the NEET paper leak issue, accusing the Centre of ruining the future of millions of students and insulting those raising their voices against examination irregularities.

In a post on X, Kharge claimed that "90 paper leaks" had taken place during the government's tenure, saying that the futures of millions of students had been destroyed. He also claimed that 20 students had died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak controversy.