New Delhi, July 26 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said anger and agony witnessed in the student protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and other parts of the country in recent weeks stem from "fundamental causes" of education affordability and accessibility, rather than just the NEET-UG paper leak.

In an X post, Ramesh cited an analysis claiming to be of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), saying the think tank had studied household expenditure data spanning 2014-15 to 2025-26, and that the findings were "stark".

"The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has very recently done a detailed analysis based on its household expenditure data between 2014/15-2025/26. The conclusions are stark," Ramesh said, listing five ...