Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan swears in as MP amid shame-shame slogans from opposition
New Delhi: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took his oath as a Member of Parliament (MP) today amidst shame-shame slogans from opposition. As Pradhan swore in, opposition members shouted "shame, shame" slogans in a bid to mark their protest over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG and UGC NET examinations.
Dharmendra Pradhan had won the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat by defeating his nearest BJD rival Pranab Prakash Das by 1,19, 836 votes.
Protests are happening across the country over the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG examination demanding its cancellation. The matter is also being heard by the Supreme Court and the next hearing is scheduled for July 8th.
As soon as Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan came to take oath, the opposition raised slogans "Shame... Shame..." and reminded the issue of NEET UG. pic.twitter.com/rMuse2kmEE
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Unemployed 'youngsters like cockroaches' become media, activists; attack system: CJI
New Delhi (PTI): Likening some unemployed youngsters to cockroaches, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Friday said they go on to "become" media, social media and RTI activists and start attacking the system.
The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a lawyer for "pursuing" a senior advocate designation. It said there were already "parasites" in society who attack the system and asked the petitioner whether he wanted to join hands with them.
"The entire world may be eligible to become senior (advocate), but at least you are not entitled," the bench told the petitioner lawyer.
A visibly anguished CJI observed that if the Delhi High Court would confer senior advocate designation upon the petitioner, the apex court would set that aside seeing his professional conduct.
The CJI also referred to the kind of language used by the petitioner on Facebook.
"There are already parasites of society who attack the system and you want to join hands with them?" he said.
"There are youngsters like cockroaches, who don't get any employment or have any place in profession. Some of them become media, some of them become social media, RTI activists and other activists and they start attacking everyone," he said.
The bench also asked the petitioner whether he did not have any other litigation.
"Is this the conduct of a person who seeks to be designated as a senior advocate?" the bench asked.
It said senior advocate designation is something that is conferred on a person and is not to be pursued.
"You are pursuing it. Does it look proper?" the top court said, asking whether a senior advocate designation was a status symbol to be kept ornamentally.
It also observed that it wanted to ask the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to verify the degrees of many of those who were wearing black robes as there were serious doubts over the genuineness of their degrees.
It said the Bar Council of India would never do anything on this issue as they "need their votes".
The petitioner apologised to the bench and sought permission to withdraw the petition. The bench allowed the withdrawal of the petition.
