Indian National Congress (INC) will hold a nationwide protest against the government’s decision to conduct of JEE Main and NEET UG 2020 exa...
Indian National Congress (INC) will hold a nationwide protest against the government’s decision to conduct of JEE Main and NEET UG 2020 exams amid COVID-19 pandemic, reports NDTV. The party announced that it will stage protests from 11.00 am today in front of central government offices at state and district headquarters, adds the report.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal issued a statement and said, “They will oppose the decision of the government to hold these exams during the pandemic. While holding exams during Covid crisis has put students in a state of extreme mental stress, the grim flood situation in states like Assam and Bihar will further put students from those states at a severe disadvantage.”
Earlier on Wednesday Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had convened a meeting of chief ministers of states ruled by opposition parties. Six states and a union territory decided to approach the Supreme Court against the conduct of the exams. Moreover, Tamil Nadu government ruled by AIADMK, an ally of BJP, has also requested the central government to delay the exam.
National Testing Agency (NTA), the body which conducts these exams, said that the exams are being conducted keeping in mind the interest of the students so that they do not...
