Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav got angry when only Congress and BJP got the opportunity to speak on the NEET paper leak issue in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Expressing his objection to Speaker Om Birla, Akhilesh Yadav said that you gave Congress and BJP an opportunity to speak, have you compromised with them? Akhilesh Yadav said, ‘You let them (Congress) speak, you let BJP speak, have you compromised? Why didn’t you let us speak? Mr. President, this aspect is not correct at all. These young students belong to all of us. We are all fighting for them.

We will come to the streets: Akhilesh Yadav

On the NEET issue, Akhilesh said, ‘This issue is not of Congress, Samajwadi Party or BJP, but it is of the youth and students. If students are not listened to then we will come to the streets. The SP chief criticized the government’s handling of the protests and alleged that excessive force was used against students during the protests. He said, ‘The way the government treated the students, their hands and heads were broken, their clothes were torn. Will you (government) tear the clothes of our daughters?

Om Biral replied to Akhilesh Yadav

On this Om Birla said, ‘I cannot settle your disputes by sitting here. Opinions from all sides have been received. You (Samajwadi Party) also want discussion, they (Congress) also want discussion and the government is also ready for discussion, but discussion cannot be held like this while standing in the gallery of the House. After this the proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned.

Went to PM’s residence under compulsion: Akhilesh Yadav

Referring to the opposition’s protest near the Prime Minister’s residence, Akhilesh Yadav said, ‘I and Rahul Gandhi were there, we went to the Prime Minister’s residence under compulsion. If the government had heard the conversation here (House), we would not have gone there. He also said that the government can speak outside for the youth, why can’t it speak in the House. Earlier, Congress MP KC Venugopal raised the issue of NEET in the House and demanded discussion. On this, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju clarified that the government is ready for talks on this issue.