Speaking strongly outside Parliament during the Monsoon Session, Bathinda Member of Parliament (MP) Harsimrat Kaur Badal delivered a fiery address condemning the central government's handling of the nationwide NEET paper leak controversy and the ongoing farmers' protests. Raising intense concerns over systemic flaws in competitive examinations and the heavy-handed treatment of protesting students and agricultural workers, the senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader called for an immediate shift from administrative force to meaningful constitutional dialogue.Deep Flaws in the Education System: NEET Leak, CBSE Marking, and JEE GlitchesExpressing profound concern over recurring irregularities in premier competitive examinations, MP Harsimrat Kaur highlighted the immense emotional and financial strain placed on parents investing their life savings into their children's future. She emphasized that issues such as the NEET paper leak, poor on-screen marking practices within the CBSE system, and technical glitches during the JEE Main exams are serious, reality-based systemic failures that demand urgent structural reforms. Condemning police action against students marching peacefully toward Parliament, Badal termed the administrative force used against young aspirants as "shocking barbarity," asserting that the nation's youth cannot be treated like criminals when demanding transparency and justice.Support for Punjab Farmers: Concerns Surrounding the India-US Agricultural Trade DealShifting focus to agricultural grievances, the Bathinda MP extended full solidarity to Punjab farmers marching toward the national capital to voice opposition against proposed agricultural provisions in the India-US trade deal. She sharply criticized the erect barricades along the Haryana border designed to halt peaceful farmer demonstrations, noting that she has repeatedly raised the issue across the last two parliamentary sessions without receiving official clarification from the Centre. Badal warned that local farming communities reasonably fear that the trade agreement could lead to an influx of cheap foreign agricultural imports and dairy products, severely undermining domestic livelihoods and regional market stability.Call for Parliamentary Dialogue: Urging the Central Government to ListenConcluding her address, Harsimrat Kaur Badal made a passionate appeal to the central government to cease using security forces to silence legitimate public grievances. She urged the Centre to establish open, meaningful dialogue channels with both student representatives and farming unions, encouraging the government to grant affected stakeholders a platform to voice their concerns directly within Parliament and work collaboratively toward equitable solutions.
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