Correspondent
KOHIMA, JUL 20 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Monday expressed concern over recurring examination paper leaks and extended support to the nationwide “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign launched by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) to highlight issues related to examination paper leaks, recruitment irregularities and the challenges faced by students across the country.
Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhavan here, NPCC working president C. Apok Jamir said the campaign, launched by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at Kota, Rajasthan on June 17, 2026, aimed to build a nationwide movement for a fair, transparent and accountable education and recruitment system.
Jamir said the campaign highlighted that despite numerous reported examination paper leaks across the country over the years, accountability had remained weak, leaving students to bear the consequences. He said lakhs of aspirants invested years of hard work, time and financial resources preparing for competitive examinations, only to have their efforts undermined by corruption and systemic failures.
Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s public rally in Dehradun on July 17, Jamir said the Congress leader had stressed the urgent need to end the growing menace of examination paper leaks and ensure justice for students.
According to Jamir, Rahul Gandhi had called for a transparent and accountable examination system, strict action against those responsible for paper leaks, protection of students’ interests, independent institutions to ensure fair and credible examinations, and reforms to restore confidence in the country’s education and recruitment systems.
He said the campaign would continue across the country through peaceful public engagement, awareness programmes and democratic platforms to ensure that every student received a fair opportunity based on merit.
Jamir maintained that paper leaks and backdoor appointments primarily benefited a small section of influential people while adversely affecting the overwhelming majority of students, particularly those from middle and lower-middle-income families. Describing the issue as a matter of serious national concern, he said the Congress had taken up the matter in the larger public interest and in the interest of the younger generation.
He said the country’s future depended on today’s youth and warned that without quality education, adequate educational facilities and a fair platform, the future of the younger generation could be jeopardised. Jamir asserted that reforms were necessary to safeguard students’ interests in education and other related sectors.
Also, addressing press conference, NPCC working president Khriedi Theünuo said the party would direct its subordinate committees across the state to create awareness about the campaign. He said the Congress was determined to continue the campaign until justice was delivered and the shortcomings in the country’s education and examination system were addressed.
Theünuo expressed hope that the campaign would ultimately benefit the student community, which he said was the worst affected by examination paper leaks.
Citing the figures presented during the Dehradun rally, NPCC claimed that more than 150 examination paper leaks across the country had affected around 7.5 crore students and their families. It alleged that there had been no convictions in such cases.
The party further claimed that nearly nine crore aspirants competed annually for around six lakh government jobs, placing enormous pressure on students and their families. Congress alleged that paper leak networks had evolved into an organised system that sold examination papers to the highest bidder, undermining merit and fairness in the recruitment process.