NE NEWS SERVICE
MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, APR 11
The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has appealed to the Centre to take a uniform decision on the board exams of Classes 10 and 12 across the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting #CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions.
On how many counts does GOI intend to play with the future of India’s youth?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2021
A unilateral decision by any state would lead to students of that state being at a disadvantage in terms of career and opportunities, Shiv Sena’s chief spokesperson Arvind Sawant said in a letter, dated April 10, addressed to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ”Nishank”.
“Your intervention would mean national consensus, instead of a unilateral decision by any particular state,” Sawant said in his letter.
The Lok Sabha member from Mumbai-South appealed to the Centre to take a uniform decision for the country so that there is no discrimination against students of Classes 10 and 12 of any state in terms of safety measures or opportunities.
“We have multiple boards operating in India- CBSE, ICSE, state boards, IB and IGCSE. There is a need for a clear communication from the HRD (Education) Ministry in terms of examinations across the country,” Sawant said.
He said several young Indians are due to appear for their school, college and university exams in April-May.
All these students are in the age group that has not been allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Sawant said.
The exams are due in a few days which will put several students and their families, teachers and non-teaching staff at high risk, he said.
Many students and teachers are also coming from micro-containment zones, as constantly suggested by the Union health ministry, which makes logistics difficult, he said.
Decision to conduct CBSE exams from May 4 should be reconsidered: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the decision to conduct the CBSE exams from May 4 should be reconsidered in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country.
“In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions,” he said in a tweet.
“On how many counts does GOI intend to play with the future of India”s youth?” he asked.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has also written to the education minister to consider the demands of students for cancelling the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams.
