New Delhi, May 11 -- Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the irregularities in the NEET-UG examination, claiming that the prestigious medical entrance test has been turned into an "auction" where the futures of millions of students are being sold in the "marketplace."

Gandhi highlighted a recurring pattern of paper leaks over the past decade, claiming 89 paper leaks, 48 re-exams.

In an X post, a Congress leader said, "I heard the news about the NEET 2026 paper leak. It's not an exam anymore--NEET is now an auction. Many questions were being sold on WhatsApp 42 hours before the exam. Over 22 lakh children studied through sleepless nights all year, burning the mid...