Sonia Gandhi favor’s postponement of JEE n NEET examinations, advices govt to accept students’ demand
While the students are protesting nationally demanding postponement of the exams of JEE ( Main ) and NEET ( UG) with the six opposition ruled states having moved to Supreme court requesting to direct the central government to review its order of conducting the JEE ( Main) n NEET ( UG) entrance exams in the first week of September, the Congress president Sonia Gandhi has posted a vedio urging the HRD minister n union government to heed to the request of students forthwith in order to honour the wishes of the students community of the country by postponing these exams.
In her brief vedio message the Congress president Sonia Gandhi while expressing her concern and solidarity with the students n their families catagorically said that I feel for you because now you are facing a very difficult situation. The issue of your exams as to when they should be taken up is a most important issue, not only for you but your family.
You are our future. We depend on you to built a better India. Therefore if any decision is to be taken regarding your future it is very important that it is being taken with your concurrence.
I hope the government listens to you, to your voices and act upon your wishes. This is my advice to the government. Thank you, Jai Hind she concluded.
As per the latest news reports the review plea has been filed today in Supreme Court by ministers from Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand Rajasthan and Chattisgarh, Punjab requesting for revocation of the government’s order.
According to news reports the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has while addressing the virtual rally of TMC’s student wing in Kolkata said that the central government is literally risking the lives n educational career of the students community by being adamant on holding the JEE n NEET exams despite their opposition n reservation at the pan India level.
According to the opposition leaders n protesting students the union minister has been adamant on holding these exams despite the strong opposition from the students nationally.
It may be recalled that the JEE examination was earlier scheduled for April 7 to 11, but thereafter postponed for July 18 to 23rd, NEET UG was originally scheduled for May 3rd n then pushed to July 26 th.
Now these exams have again been postponed finally to take place on 1 to 6 September for JEE ( Main) and for 13th September for NET ( UG) say news reports.
The students have been protesting demanding ban on these exams forthwith as according to them it’s not feasible to hold the exams in view of the ongoing pandemic.
However, the union minister of Education Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is adamant, strictly adhering to his decision saying that since 7.5 Lakhs students out of 8.5 lakhs in JEE and over ten lakhs candidates out of 15.97 lakhs in NEET entrance exams have downloaded their admit cards, it becomes inevitable to hold the exams unambiguously indicating that majority of them are positively in favour of the government’s decision wanting the exams to be held.
The union minister has been always in favour of holding the examinations as he felt that it is necessary for shaping the educational career n prospects of the students.
