Akhilesh Yadav Attacks Modi Govt Over Medical Aspirants' Suicides in Tamil Nadu, Says 'Madurai Girl's Suicide Before NEET Murder of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Slogan'

Lucknow, September 13: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, saying the suicide by a Tamil Nadu girl student on the eve of NEET was the murder of the "Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao" slogan.

The 19-year-old Madurai girl and two other medical aspirants in Tamil Nadu had committed suicide on Saturday, prompting the opposition parties to demand the scrapping of the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET). NEET 2020 Exam Flouts Social Distancing: Medical Aspirants Take to Twitter to Share Pics Displaying How NTA Examination Centres Failed to Follow SOP Guidelines.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain a batch of pleas seeking deferment or cancellation of exam scheduled for Sunday, saying the authorities will take all necessary steps for conducting it amid COVID-19.

Referring to the girl's suicide, the SP chief in a tweet asked the BJP who was responsible for her "murder".

"The news of suicide by a medical aspirant in Madurai yesterday has shocked every family," he said while paying tributes to the girl. "Heartless BJP should tell who is responsible for this. This is a murder. Along with this, the slogan of 'Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao (teach daughter, save daughter) has also been murdered," he said.  NEET 2020: Three Medical Aspirants in Tamil Nadu Die by Suicide Fearing Failure in Examinations.

Besides the girl, the other two aspirants, aged between 19 and 21, had committed suicide in Dharmapuri and Namakkal districts of Tamil Nadu.

They were found hanging in their homes.