Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned until noon on Monday, July 20, after Opposition members created an uproar over the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar against the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.
The disruption began shortly after official papers were laid on the table of the House, when Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge sought to raise the issue, stating that it concerned the future of lakhs of students.
Kharge alleged that thousands of students participating in the protest at Jantar Mantar had been subjected to a lathi-charge.
“Thousands of students have reached Jantar Mantar, and they were lathi-charged,” he said, accusing the government of attempting to suppress the issue.
“The government is trying to beat them down and suppress the issue,” Kharge added.
As Opposition MPs rose from their seats and raised slogans of “Shame, shame”, the disruption continued. Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan subsequently adjourned the House until 12 noon.
The protest at Jantar Mantar, organised under the leadership of the CJP, is demanding accountability over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, action against those responsible and reforms in the examination system. The demonstration took place on the opening day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session.
