Youth Congress protests outside Maharashtra Education Minister's home over TET leak, demands resignation

Members of the Mumbai Youth Congress staged a protest on Sunday outside the official residence of Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse in Mumbai, demanding his resignation in connection with the alleged leak of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question paper.

The protest, led by Mumbai Youth Congress president Zeenat Shabreen, saw demonstrators raising slogans calling for the Minister's resignation on moral grounds. The Youth Congress alleged that repeated examination paper leaks, including the TET breach and the earlier NEET controversy, had jeopardised the future of lakhs of students and reflected the State government's failure to ensure a fair examination process.

Addressing the protesters, Ms. Shabreen claimed that exam irregularities had become a recurring feature under the BJP-led government and demanded an impartial probe into the TET paper leak along with strict action against those involved.

The protesters said they managed to reach the Minister's residence opposite Mantralaya, the State Secretariat in south Mumbai, despite heavy police deployment. Police detained Ms. Shabreen and several Youth Congress workers during the agitation, according to the party.

The Youth Congress warned it would intensify its agitation until those responsible for the alleged TET paper leak are brought to justice and students receive justice.

The TET 2026 in Maharashtra was postponed on Saturday, a day before it was to be held, after police in Thane district discovered that a part of the question paper had been leaked and arrested three people. Sources said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team headed by Thane Joint Commissioner of Police Panjabrao Ugale to probe the paper leak.