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Students, research scholars and opposition parties staged protests across Lucknow over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and pending student issues, demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and the dissolution of the NTA. Police stopped protest marches, detained demonstrators and shifted them to Eco Garden after brief confrontations.

Lucknow: Students, opposition leaders and party workers staged protests across Lucknow on Monday over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and a range of pending student issues, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Students gathered beneath the Mahatma Gandhi statue at GPO Park, where they held a sit-in demonstration, while another group marched from Lucknow University towards Shaheed Smarak under the banner of the "Save Education, Save Pen, Books and Campuses" campaign. A memorandum addressed to the authorities was later forwarded to the district administration.

The march, which began from Gate No. 1 of Lucknow University, saw the participation of students, research scholars and youth activists. Protesters raised demands against fee hikes, recurring examination paper leaks, alleged neglect of student welfare, justice for expelled students, increasing privatisation of education and protection of democratic rights on campuses.

Police stopped the march at Parivartan Chowk, leading to a brief confrontation with the protesters. The demonstrators were later taken into custody and shifted to Eco Garden.