New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (April 11) appealed to the federal government to reconsider conducting the CBSE board exams in view of the devastating second wave of COVID-19.
MP Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to level out that each one stakeholders have to be consulted earlier than making sweeping selections. He stated in his tweet, “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?” he added.
In the sunshine of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting #CBSE exams have to be reconsidered. All stakeholders have to be consulted earlier than making sweeping selections.
On what number of counts does GOI intend to play with the way forward for India’s youth?
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 11, 2021
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally wrote a proper letter to the Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ asking him to reconsider permitting the CBSE to conduct exams amid the present surge in COVID-19 instances.
In the letter she stated, “Students put together for these exams for months on finish as they decide the longer term course of their lives. Yet lakhs of youngsters and oldsters from throughout India have been expressing their fears and apprehensions about assembling at examination facilities to sit for the exams in the midst of the second wave of COVID-19.″
देश भर में कोरोना के बढ़ते मामलों के बीच छात्रों व उनके अभिवावकों ने CBSE परीक्षा 2021 को लेकर कुछ वाजिब चिंताएं जाहिर की हैं।
My letter to the Minister of Education @DrRPNishank asking him to reconsider permitting the CBSE to conduct board exams underneath the prevailing COVID wave. pic.twitter.com/Ai4Zl796il
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) April 11, 2021
“It will be practically impossible to ensure safety of students at large. Given the nature and 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 this,” she added.
The CBSE Class 10 exams can be held between May 4 and June 7, and people for Class 12 can be held between May 4 and June 15. But for the reason that variety of COVID-19 instances are rising, there have been calls for from college students, dad and mom for canceling the examinations.
Meanwhile, India recorded 1,52,879 new COVID-19 instances within the final 24 hours. 10 states in India account for 86.41 per cent of latest COVID-19 deaths and 80 per cent of recent instances.