Brahmin community protests in Kalaburagi over removal of students' sacred thread at NEET exam centre
Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest outside a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam centre in Kalaburagi, demanding accountability after some students of the community were asked to remove their 'sacred thread' (Janivara) before entering the exam hall.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Members of the Brahmin community protest outside a NEET examination centre, located at St. Mary's School in Kalaburagi, after a candidate - Shripad Patil was made to remove his 'Janeu' (sacred thread) and then allowed to take the exam. pic.twitter.com/FK0AAPf6ag — ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2025
This incident comes close on the heels of a similar one during the Common Entrance Test held for engineering and other vocational courses on April 16, where the sacred threads of Brahmin boys were also removed.
Following the incident, the State Government initiated action against the officials involved, including registration of a case. It also issued directions to prevent such occurrences in the future.
However, on Sunday (May 4, 2025), the Brahmin candidates were either asked to remove the sacred thread or had it cut before entering the exam hall.
Enraged over this, hundreds of community members gathered outside the NEET exam centre, raised slogans and staged a sit-in demonstration.
Protesters accused the government of 'failing' to enforce its own instructions and repeatedly humiliating the community.
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