The Parliament witnessed a heated confrontation on Friday as the Congress-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) locked horns over the NEET row. The Congress demanded an immediate debate on the issue, suspending all other legislative business. Amid the uproar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House till Monday.

Congress MP Deepender Hooda highlighted the intensity of the dispute, attributing the chaos to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's mic being turned off. "The future of the youth has been spoiled due to the continuous paper leaks in the country. The maximum number of paper leak cases have been seen in Haryana. The paper was leaked in the NEET exam and the union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is running away from responsibility. We had brought up a discussion on this and when it was raised in the House, the mike was switched off. If the mike of the Leader of the Opposition is switched off, then there will be anger among other Opposition MPs and the same happened in the House? We demand that this issue be discussed," Hooda asserted.

The Congress, in an effort to address the NEET controversy, moved adjournment motions in both Houses on Friday morning. They sought the suspension of other business to prioritize the discussion on NEET. However, Speaker Om Birla rejected the motion, stating that the day's agenda was to discuss the Motion of Thanks on President Draupadi Murmu's address to Parliament, which led to further commotion.

The ruckus resulted in Speaker Birla adjourning the House, an action that has become a recurring issue in the 18th Lok Sabha session.

Following the adjournment, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the Congress for their approach. "On behalf of the government, we have made it clear that we will give detailed information on whatever issue is raised. We assure the members once again that the government is always ready for discussion. But by halting the proceedings of the House, the tendency adopted by the Congress party - of not letting the House function - is not right? I condemn this. I appeal that this should not happen again," Rijiju stated.

Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had earlier called for a respectful discussion on NEET in Parliament. "Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue. There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an issue of the youth and it should be discussed properly and it should be a respectful discussion. We will do it respectfully. You should also join the discussion, you should also participate because this is a matter for the youth. A message should go from the Parliament that the Indian government and the Opposition are talking about the students together," Gandhi told ANI before entering Parliament.

The Central Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the alleged paper leaks in the NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams.