India, July 30 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over a spate of student suicides sparked by the cancellation of the NEET-UG examination last month, saying the cancellation of such exams does not appear to simply be an administrative failure but a "personal betrayal".

"Twenty-one children have lost their lives," TMC MP Sagarika Ghose said while speaking on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha. The bill aims forstricter punishment and time-bound trials for people accused of exam paper leaks.

The lawmaker was referring to suicides that were reported due to the exam cancellation. "One young girl left a note, saying 'sorry mummy, sorry...