NEW DELHI, July 24 -- Former Member of Parliament and former Chancellor of four universities, Dr. Karan Singh, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing nationwide protests by students following the NEET controversy, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene personally to restore confidence among the student community.

In a statement issued today, Dr. Karan Singh said "As a Ph.D student myself, and also as former Chancellor of four universities, I have deep concern for the welfare of students around the country. This whole situation could have been neatly avoided had the concerned Minister himself offered to resign after the NEET Debacle. Unfortunately that did not happen, and student protests have broken out around the country."...