Bengaluru: Braving torrential rains, a large number of youths under the banner CJP staged a protest at Freedom Park here on Sunday, against irregularities in the NEET examination and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The protest, organised as part of a campaign titled ‘Justice’, was held despite rain, with demonstrators raising slogans against the BJP-led Centre and calling for accountability over the alleged examination irregularities.

Protesters said the agitation was aimed at condemning the alleged NEET scam and insisted that Pradhan should take responsibility and resign from his position.

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), which has been mobilising support through social media platforms and had earlier organised a similar protest in New Delhi, said the alleged NEET question paper leak reflected a failure of the Central government and warranted action against those responsible.

Actor Prakash Raj joined the demonstration and extended support to the campaign. Several youth groups and organisations also participated in the protest.

The demonstrators demanded the introduction of new safeguards and regulations to ensure that irregularities do not recur in future NEET examinations.

Despite intermittent rain, protesters remained at the venue and continued raising slogans against the Centre.

Organisers said the Bengaluru protest was part of a series of agitations being held in major cities across the country, following a similar mobilisation in the national capital, and asserted that the campaign against the alleged NEET irregularities would continue.