New Delhi, July 25 -- Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday intensified the Opposition's campaign over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, asserting that students across the country had placed three "non-negotiable" demands before the government, including the immediate dismissal of union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accountability for those responsible for the police action against protesters, and a public apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi after meeting students who had been on a hunger strike, Gandhi said the discussions centred on the student movement, the alleged capture of India's education system by the Rashtriya Swayam...