Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Central Board of Secondary Education is all set to conduct board exams for classes 10th and 12th.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has urged the central government to reconsider conducting CBSE exams in the month of May.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted and said, “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 Government of India intend to play with the future of India’s youth?” he added.
Earlier in the day Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishak that it’s shocking to see CBSE has decided to go ahead with the exams even after the continuous opposition from the parents.
She said these ‘apprehensions’ are not ‘Unreasonable’, so exams should be cancelled.
She, in her letter, said, “It will be practically impossible to ensure the safety of students at large and at crowded exam centers. Additionally, given the nature and the spread of the virus, it is not just the students who will be at risk but also their teachers, invigilators, and family members who are in contact with them. Aside from this, by forcing the children to sit for these exams during a raging pandemic, the Government and the CBSE board will be held responsible in the event that any of the exam centers prove to be hotspots at which large numbers of children become infected with the disease.”
