Jaipur, June 16 -- Ahead of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit to Kota, senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP and the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla of intimidating coaching centre operators and local accommodation owners to suppress student participation.

In an X post, Gehlot claimed that the ruling party has "lost its composure" following "tremendous enthusiasm among students" for protest against the Centre over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.

"On June 17, in Kota, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri @RahulGandhi, is coming to engage in dialogue with the students in protest against the NEET paper leak. There is tremendous enthus...