New Delhi, July 21 -- Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan on Tuesday said he respected the sentiments of students protesting over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, while stressing that he was not in favour of suppressing their voices and that dialogue was the best way forward.

Speaking about the CJP's protest and its meeting with Union Health Minister JP Nadda, Paswan said, "I respect the sentiments of the students. Obviously, there must have been outrage and worry regarding different issues that the students had to come onto the roads. At the same time, I am not in favour of suppressing the voice of the students."

"Dialogue is a good medium. The way their delegation met JP Nadda ji yesterday, the gover...