Congress protests rise in fuel prices, paper leak, submits memorandum to Prez

Rohtak: The Congress workers here on Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the rising fuel prices and paper leak incidents. The protesters raised slogans against the BJP-led central govt and submitted a memorandum to the President of India through ADC Narendra Kumar.The protesters were led by district president Kuldeep KD.All India Congress Committee (AICC) member Chakravarti Sharma claimed that Pradeep Kumar, who was appointed as the chairman of the National Testing Agency (NTA) by the BJP govt, was associated with the RSS.Sharma said Pradeep Kumar worked as a lecturer at Durgabai College in Jabalpur before being appointed as a member of the UPSC and later its chairman. And now, he is serving as the chairman of the NTA.The NEET paper leak controversy surfaced in 2024 as well, but despite the allegations, Pradeep Kumar was not removed from his post, he said.Referring to the 2026 NEET paper leak controversy in Pune, Sharma alleged that several coaching centres in the city were being run by people linked to the RSS. He accused them of orchestrating a scam worth crores of rupees and "betraying the youth of the country".The Congress workers also flagged the consistent increase in diesel and petrol prices. They claimed that fuel prices had been raised by Rs 3 four days ago, followed by another Re 1 hike on Tuesday.Condemning the growing inflation, the protesters alleged that every policy of the BJP govt had failed. They also said govt itself had indicated a possible fuel shortage in the coming days.Referring to Rahul Gandhi, they said the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha had earlier warned that the country would face inflation and fuel-related problems in the future, and those warnings were now proving true.Kuldeep KD alleged that paper leaks had become frequent during the BJP regime.