Coimbatore: NEET, the entrance exam for medical colleges, generated a scorching hot debate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.
Coimbatore: NEET, the entrance exam for medical colleges, generated a scorching hot debate in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today.
In reply to a Special Call Attention motion, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said NEET was brought by the Congress-led UPA governmentwhich DMK was also a part of.
Palaniswami said it was late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who moved the apex court to get NEET quashed, but it was the UPA government, which brought it back. He also accused DMK is responsible for the death of 13 medical college aspirants in the State.
Members of Congress objected when AIADMK MLA Inbadurai said it was advocate Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who had argued in favour of NEET in the court. Inbadurai also said DMK was part of UPA when NEET was introduced. Congress members demanded the Speaker expunge Inbadurai's remarks which the latter refused.
With the Congress lawmakers continuing to disrupt proceedings, Speaker P. Dhanapal ordered the marshals to evict them. The Congress MLA's staged a walkout before this could happen.
On his part, DMK President and Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin said NEET was not there in the state till late M. Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Stalin said the central government was silent on the two resolutions unanimously passed by the Assembly to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET. Stalin assured of DMK's support to the government to take necessary action so that admissions of medical colleges are made based on the marks secured by the students in their plus two exams.
Stalin also urged the State government to pass a resolution condemning the central government for not scrapping NEET and not respecting the students' sentiments.
Earlier, when the three-day monsoon session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly commenced on Monday, the opposition DMK led by MK Stalin turned up wearing white face masks containing the bilingual slogans "Ban NEET, Save TN Students".
In reply to a Special Call Attention motion, Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said NEET was brought by the Congress-led UPA governmentwhich DMK was also a part of.
Palaniswami said it was late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who moved the apex court to get NEET quashed, but it was the UPA government, which brought it back. He also accused DMK is responsible for the death of 13 medical college aspirants in the State.
Members of Congress objected when AIADMK MLA Inbadurai said it was advocate Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who had argued in favour of NEET in the court. Inbadurai also said DMK was part of UPA when NEET was introduced. Congress members demanded the Speaker expunge Inbadurai's remarks which the latter refused.
With the Congress lawmakers continuing to disrupt proceedings, Speaker P. Dhanapal ordered the marshals to evict them. The Congress MLA's staged a walkout before this could happen.
On his part, DMK President and Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin said NEET was not there in the state till late M. Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Stalin said the central government was silent on the two resolutions unanimously passed by the Assembly to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET. Stalin assured of DMK's support to the government to take necessary action so that admissions of medical colleges are made based on the marks secured by the students in their plus two exams.
Stalin also urged the State government to pass a resolution condemning the central government for not scrapping NEET and not respecting the students' sentiments.
Earlier, when the three-day monsoon session of the Tamil Nadu Assembly commenced on Monday, the opposition DMK led by MK Stalin turned up wearing white face masks containing the bilingual slogans "Ban NEET, Save TN Students".