New Delhi, May 22 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Abhishek Singh over his response to the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, demanding both his and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's dismissal.

Tagore alleged a BJP-linked "cartel" is shielding those involved, claiming that a fair investigation into the NTA row would expose numerous ruling party faces.

Speaking to ANI, Tagore said, "This is a ridiculous response from the NTA chief. And we all know that he should have been sacked by now. The Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, should have been sacked. But Prime Minister Modi will never do that because this is a cartel, and the BJP will never do it. It works for the BJP people...