'Cheating mafia will not be spared': Yogi Adityanath amid protests over NEET row
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath pledged a crackdown on the 'cheating mafia' amid protests over the NEET (UG) paper leak and other education issues.
Adityanath said properties of those involved in exam malpractice will be seized and they face imprisonment of 10 years to life and a fine of Rs 10 crore.
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday as protests intensified across the country.
Adityanath credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Startup India and Digital India initiatives with transforming opportunities for young people.
He accused the Samajwadi Party and Congress of corruption and shielding the mafia, contrasting with the BJP government's direct welfare benefits.
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