Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi Party, demanded on Wednesday that state boards should also cancel examinations similar to the CBSE’s.
His comments come a day after the government announced that the CBSE class 12 board exams would be canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming that the decision was made in the best interests of students and that the anxiety felt by students, parents, and teachers must be alleviated.
In a tweet in Hindi, Mr Yadav said, “Finally, the insensitive BJP government had to bow down to the pressure of the examinees-parents and they had to take the decision to cancel the CBSE class 12 exams. Now on this basis the examinations of other boards and state boards should also be cancelled”.
“No examination without vaccination”, he added.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma had said in a statement on Tuesday that the cancellation of the exams is in the interest of students, parents and teachers.
He said a decision about the class XII exams of the UP Secondary Board would soon be taken after a meeting with the chief minister.
Class 12 Exams cancelled, PM citing the importance of student safety
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today that there will be no Class 12 board exams this year, putting an end to weeks of anxiety among students and parents over the country’s Covid situation. According to his office, the decision was made due to “uncertain conditions” caused by COVID-19 and based on feedback from various stakeholders, continue reading… https://www.dishanews.com/breaking-news/exams-for-class-12-have-been-cancelled-with-the-prime-minister-citing-the-importance-of-student-safety/
