Congress launches Gen-Z Cyclothon in Madhya Pradesh over alleged exam paper leaks

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari on Tuesday flagged off the partys twoday GenZ Cyclothon Yatra from Indore to Bhopal alleging largescale irregularities in competitive examinations and demanding free quality education from KG to PGThe cyclothon yatra commenced from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya in Indore with hundreds of Congress leaders workers and youth participating in the rallyThe yatra is being organised to protest the alleged NEET paper leak examination malpractices and what the party described as injustice to studentsThe participants are scheduled to reach Bhopal on July 15 where the Congress plans to stage a protest against Chief Minister Mohan YadavSpeaking to reporters Patwari said the march was aimed at safeguarding the future of students and should not be viewed as a political campaignThis is the beginning of a resolve It is the voice of students and the selfrespect of the youth Madhya Pradesh has been under BJP rule for the last 25 yearsThe state has witnessed the rise of an exam mafia paper leak mafia irregularities in recruitment and a shortage of nearly 50 per cent of teaching positions from professors onwardsThis is not a political journey It is a journey to save the countrys future to save students and education Patwari saidDemanding free education he said every child should have access to quality education irrespective of financial backgroundFrom KG to PG quality education should be available free of cost Education is the right of every child and every parentToday only those with money have access to education while the poor are left behindAfter 80 years of Independence this remains a matter of concern he addedTargeting the BJP government over alleged examination irregularities Patwari alleged that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power there had been 90 paper leak incidents and 50 examinations had been cancelled questioning why those allegedly involved in the education mafia were linked to the BJPBe it the alleged irregularities in NEET or other examinations there have been paper leaks 90 times since Narendra Modi came to power and 50 examinations have been cancelledWhy is it that whenever an education mafia comes to light it is linked to the BJP This is a question before the people of the state todayRahul Gandhi has in a nonpolitical manner launched a movement across the country to protect education and safeguard the future of the nation through education We are contributing to that effort the Congress leader saidHe added that they want free education from KG to PG in Madhya Pradesh Another objective is to free the education system from examination irregularities commercialisation of education and the repeated corruption of the Bharatiya Janata PartyMeanwhile senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma said the GenZ cyclothon was being launched from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya an important centre of education to raise the issue of alleged examination paper leaks and to voice students concerns over their futureNEET examination papers are leaked and CBSE examination papers are leaked which examination is left whose papers are not leaked Today the youth of this country are worried about their futureUnder the leadership of our state Congress president Jitu Patwari this rally is being organised in support of those young peopleThe rally will travel to Bhopal where we will gheraoed the residence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav We will halt the yatra for the night at Ashta today and tomorrow the rally will resume from Ashta and proceed to the Chief Ministers residence in BhopalGenZ Cyclothon Yatra will cover the IndoreAshta stretch on its first day and travel from Ashta to Bhopal on the second day The yatra which began today is scheduled to conclude in Bhopal on WednesdayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever