Chennai, Sept. 19 (PTI): The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned the state government on steps taken to check the anti-NEET protests and whether any organisation was instigating the students. The court also wanted to know whether any organisation was responsible for instigating the students to protest against NEET. The Supreme Court has said citizens had a fundamental right to peacefully protest and demonstrate, but they cannot cause violence and affect law and order. On September 8, the top court had asked the state to prevent any agitation over NEET issue which had intensified after the suicide of Anitha. Nearly 11 lakh wrote the NEET 2017, and six lakh qualified to compete for 90,900 seats in medical and dental colleges across India.

Source: The Telegraph September 19, 2017 10:30 UTC