Rahul Gandhi at 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' in Dehradun

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, participated in the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' student outreach programme in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition chief Rahul Gandhi engaged with competitive exam aspirants and students at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event held in Dehradun on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme brought together students and youth from Uttarakhand to raise concerns over education, unemployment and examination reforms before Rahul Gandhi on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event was held at Bannu School Ground in Dehradun, where Rahul Gandhi addressed students and youth on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi addressed the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' gathering in Dehradun on 17 July 2026, speaking on examination reforms and the need to end paper leaks that have disrupted competitive exams across India. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi highlighted youth unemployment as a key concern at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 17 July 2026, calling for systemic change for competitive exam aspirants. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

NEET and competitive examination grievances featured prominently at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Dehradun on 17 July 2026, with Rahul Gandhi lending his platform to student voices from Uttarakhand. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The Indian National Congress used the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' platform in Uttarakhand to press its education reform agenda, with Rahul Gandhi addressing aspirants directly on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi met Rajesh Mall, father of the late NEET aspirant Riya Kumari, at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Dehradun on 17 July 2026, underscoring the human cost of examination system failures. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Rajesh Mall, father of the late NEET aspirant Riya Kumari, was present at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Dehradun on 17 July 2026, where he met Rahul Gandhi on the sidelines of the programme. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

At the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Dehradun on 17 July 2026, Rahul Gandhi stood alongside Rajesh Mall, father of the late NEET aspirant Riya Kumari, in a visible show of solidarity with affected families. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi called for a systemic overhaul of India's competitive examination framework at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 17 July 2026, citing recurring paper leaks as a crisis of accountability. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The Indian National Congress organised the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' outreach in Uttarakhand to amplify student voices on paper leaks, NEET and unemployment, with Rahul Gandhi present at Dehradun on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Dehradun on 17 July 2026 saw Rahul Gandhi engage directly with students on education policy, NEET reform and youth unemployment — core issues for Uttarakhand's competitive exam community. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme concluded in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on 17 July 2026, with Rahul Gandhi reiterating the Indian National Congress's commitment to addressing student grievances on examinations and employment. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)

The 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' initiative by the Indian National Congress aims to give competitive exam aspirants and unemployed youth a direct channel to the Opposition, with Rahul Gandhi leading the outreach from Dehradun on 17 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@INCIndia)