New Delhi, July 21 -- Union Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh, on Tuesday alleged that Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, backed off from his word and continued to protest at Lok Kalyan Marg, despite the government's assurance to hold a parliamentary discussion on the NEET-UG examination.

Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and KC Venugopal, were among the Congress leaders who are protesting at Lok Kalyan Marg. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule also joined the protest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence is on Lok Kalyan Marg.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were detained during the ...