New Delhi, June 17 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a scathing attack on the central government, highlighting the financial burden on NEET aspirants and their families.

The Congress echoed Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi's recent comparison, highlighting the money spent by NEET aspirants and their families equalling the entire Union education budget.

In a post on X, the Congress General Secretary claimed that the system extracts Rs 1.32 lakh crore annually from the 22 lakh students appearing for the NEET examination and their families. To provide context on the scale of these figures, Gandhi pointed out that India's entire national education budget stands at Rs 1.40 lakh crore.

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