Goa: Congress students’ wing wants examinations postponed

PANAJI: All political parties need to come together to launch a statewide movement to compel the Goa government to postpone the exams scheduled from May 21, said National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
NSUI Goa president Ahraz Mulla said that they were forced to write the letter and launch a statewide movement because chief minister Pramod Sawant refused to meet and listen to the pleas of students and parents.
“The decision of conducting exams of SSC students from May 21 during a pandemic after the recent information of 15 Covid-19 cases within a span of three days has been widely criticised by the students and people of Goa,” said Mulla in the letter.
Mulla requested the Centre to intervene and ask the Goa government to postpone the examinations.
Social distancing in institutions is not practically possible and transportation is a major hurdle, with authorities yet to provide a detailed plan for the exams, said NSUI. Parents and other stakeholders have said that children are not mentally prepared to answer exams.
“NSUI Goa will not allow exams to take place till the government prepares a detailed plan to ensure social distancing during transportation and examinations,” said Mulla. NSUI urged all NGOs, political parties, activists, MLAs, parents and others to join the movement irrespective of political affiliations. “In the interest of the students and people of Goa let us unitedly demand to postpone exams,” said Mulla.