Shimla, June 19 -- Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that instead of staging protests over the NEET examination controversy and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Congress government here should explain why no action has been taken for more than two years against officials against whom the CBI allegedly recommended action in the state police recruitment paper leak case.

Speaking to ANI, Thakur accused the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government of shielding officers named in the CBI probe and rewarding them with promotions and important postings.

"Congress leaders are protesting across the country over NEET and demanding resignations. But they should first ...