Overview
- Rahul Gandhi used a Dehradun rally on July 17 to present figures alleging 152 paper leaks over the past decade and that about 7.5 crore students have been harmed by leaked examination papers.
- At the event he showed graphics claiming fixed market prices for leaked papers, accused new technology of enabling leaks, and demanded independent institutions, secure question banks and randomized papers to prevent fraud.
- The Congress has pressed for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and immediate relief measures including re‑examinations and compensation for affected candidates.
- Student wings IYC and NSUI announced mass actions with city protests on August 1 and a planned gherao of Parliament on August 9 to escalate pressure on the Centre.
- Coverage notes personal consequences and wider context such as the cancelled NEET‑UG controversy, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing hunger strike, and that the opposition’s numbers and allegations have not been independently verified in the reporting provided.