NEET and JEE exam 2020: 7 oppn CMs cite Covid, want exams to be put off, to move SC
Image used for representational purpose only NEW DELHI: Six states and a Union Territory will petition the Supreme Court against conducting NEET and JEE examinations from September 1, flagging concerns of a risk due to Covid infection and seeking a postponement till the situation improves.
The seven include four governed by Congress (Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry), two where the party is in alliance (Maharashtra and Jharkhand) and West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool is in office.
In a virtual meeting chaired by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, the seven CMs felt that while the apex court had okayed the holding of the exams, it had in the past shown consideration for students in sensitive situations.
While Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal did not attend the meeting, his AAP government also opposed holding of the exams right now. Even the Tamil Nadu government, led by BJP ally AIADMK, has been asking for the exams to be deferred.
The seven include four governed by Congress (Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry), two where the party is in alliance (Maharashtra and Jharkhand) and West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool is in office.
In a virtual meeting chaired by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, the seven CMs felt that while the apex court had okayed the holding of the exams, it had in the past shown consideration for students in sensitive situations.
While Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal did not attend the meeting, his AAP government also opposed holding of the exams right now. Even the Tamil Nadu government, led by BJP ally AIADMK, has been asking for the exams to be deferred.
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