The BJP responded sharply to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday, accusing her of promoting falsehoods after the Allahabad High Court uncovered discrepancies in NEET aspirant Ayushi Patel's claims about a damaged OMR answer sheet.
The High Court, labeling it as a case involving "forged documents," rejected Ayushi Patel's petition and stated on Tuesday that the National Testing Agency (NTA) was authorized to pursue legal action.
In the midst of a heated controversy over 'irregularities' in the 2024 NEET-UG exam, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had previously criticized the BJP-led NDA government for failing to hold agencies conducting the exam accountable.
Sharing a video of Ayushi Patel on 'X', she urged the government to seriously address the examination system.
On Wednesday, BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, speaking on 'X', remarked, “Priyanka Vadra tweeted a video of Ayushi Patel making some outlandish claims about her result in the NEET exam, including torn OMR, lesser marks being given to her. It turns out this girl Ayushi Patel who claimed her OMR was torn and marks were not correct, had provided fake documents even to the court & made false claims about her OMR being torn. NTA provided all the original documents to court after which she withdrew her petition."
“Ayushi Patel in the past had claimed she had made Covid vaccine too! Yes, that is the kind of person Congress used to push fakery,” Poonawalla claimed.
“But what will Priyanka Vadra do? Will she apologise? This isn’t the first time fakery is being peddled by Congress’ brother-sister duo. If @ajeetbharti quotes Acharya Krishnam he is facing FIR but Priyanka Vadra is a queen. She can get away with any amount of lies?,” he claimed.
Social media influencer Ajeet Bharti has been charged by Bengaluru Police for "inciting enmity between religious groups through false claims."
“Should Priyanka Vadra herself not be booked for sharing & amplifying such lies? Will the media even ask her any basic questions? Will the media ask her why she was creating havoc using such fakery? Is she not accountable at all?” Poonawalla asked.
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