New Delhi, July 26 -- For several parents, who lost their children by suicide after NEET-UG 2026 examination was cancelled following a paper leak last month, resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not enough. They echoed demands of structural reforms in country's education sector and punishment for those who assaulted protesters in Delhi. Most parents said the government never understood pain of the children preparing for the national-level medical exam, and their parents. They also expressed anguish at the police assaulting students in Delhi during 'Chalo Sansad' march, called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), an online collective, on July 20, calling for structural changes in education so that no papers are cancelled in future due to leak or any other examination malpractice. Father of a 21-year-old NEET aspirant of Uttar Pradesh's Kheri district, who died by suicide in May, lauded the peaceful protest by youth despite "brutal" attack by the police on them and sought education reforms to prevent something similar in future. His son had appeared for NEET for the third time. "Any compensation cannot bring back my son to life. The void cannot be filled. I hope the protest will prevent such tragedies in future," he said. Mother of 18-year-old NEET aspirant, who died by suicide in Nagpur on May 20, said those responsible for her death should be punished. "Resignation is fine but I would like to thank the children who fought for my child and faced police bullets and batons. I want that those responsible for paper leak and assaulting students should be severely punished," she said. Her father said, "Justice was served today. The resignation will not bring back my daughter, but it will at least give peace to her soul." On compensation, he said, "After her death, my relatives helped me repay the debt taken for her education. If I receive compensation, I will use it to clear the dues." His wife participated in the CJP protest in Nagpur. Father of a NEET aspirant from Rajasthan's Kotputli-Behror district, said, "Governments must understand the pain students undergo while preparing for competitive exams and take strict measures to prevent such incidents in the future." He added that the government was not willing to accept their mistake after so many children died. Brother of a 19-year-old deceased NEET aspirant who died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, said the CJP protest has helped people to understand the pain of NEET aspirants as his sister's suicide note saying 'she will not be able to bear it anymore' had gone viral during the protest. Mother of 23-year-old NEET aspirant from Dehradun said, "Compensation cannot bring her back but structural reforms can prevent such tragedies" she said....