As protests end, rise in student suicides and increasing cost burden await focus
Following the end of protests regarding NEET paper leaks, focus has shifted to the broader systemic issues of student mental health and the high cost of competitive education in India. Data shows a significant rise in student suicides over the last decade, prompting calls for structural reform beyond immediate political accountability.
The sustained protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demanding accountability over paper leaks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) came to an end on Saturday with the government accepting many of their demands, including the resignation of Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, compensation for the families of the deceased who ended their lives over the NEET paper leaks, and the withdrawal of criminal cases against protesters.
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