India, July 22 -- The Centre on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the government's handling of the NEET paper leak controversy, accusing him of selectively highlighting incidents while ignoring similar cases in Congress-ruled states.

Union Minister J.P. Nadda alleged that the Congress leader was trying to extract political mileage from students' concerns rather than working towards lasting reforms.

'Why are you so selective?' asks Nadda

Responding to Rahul Gandhi's claim that more than 150 paper leaks had occurred under the BJP-led government over the past decade, Nadda pointed to examination leak cases in states governed by the Congress and its allies.

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