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After months of protests, medical aspirants have now resorted to hunger strike demanding postponement of NEET 2022. The candidates are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming he has been turned down by all others and wants the PM to listen to their grievances. , A large section of students are tweeting with the hashtag Chalo Modi Awas which can be translated as ‘Chalo Modi ke Awas’ and are claiming to have started a march towards PM Awas.
@#NEETUGChaloMODIJIAwas
Sir please listen to us.Our demands are genuine.U are our last hope sir.
Our country really need doctors sir.
Please postpone NEET UG 2022. pic.twitter.com/dlWsl79acU— Khyati Sharma (@KhyatiS13629313) July 3, 2022
The students have been demanding a 40-day postponement in the medical entrance exam, claiming that there is not enough time to prepare. Moreover, they also claim that NEET conflicts with other entrance exams including CUET. Students have been protesting online and have started several online campaigns and written letters to ministers in the past months.
#NEETUGChaloMODIJIAwas
Press releases for request to meet with @PMOIndia sir #HungerStrike on 5th July 10 am pic.twitter.com/cVcoWxcVNO— JUSTICE FOR NEET UG 2022 (@JUSTICEFORNEET2) July 4, 2022
Students preparing for medical entrance exams now claim that this is the only way to get them heard.
#NEETUGChaloMODIJIAwas
Modi ji please help us 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 please postpone neet UG atleast 40 days pic.twitter.com/UYbMIEEjRp— Debajani Mohanta (@MohantaDebajani) July 5, 2022
Sir hume Hunger Strike karne mein koi bhi problem nahi hogi, kyunki jais stress mein hum aur humaare parents hai na, bhukh waise bhi nahi lag rahi hai. Sir please please kuch kariye, lakho lives aapke haath mein hai#NEETUGChaloMODIJIAwas
— Hemlata (@Idontknow252525) July 5, 2022
More than 18.72 lakh students have applied for NEET 2022. This is the highest registration number in recent times, an increase of 2.5 lakh students as compared to last time. NEET-UG is the qualifying entrance exam for admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS). . Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS), and Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) and B.Sc (H) Nursing courses.