Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was “inundated” with messages from NEET aspirants, seeking postponement of the exam.
NEET -UG 2021Congressional leaders have supported students’ demand to postpone the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medicine (UG) courses, abbreviated NEET-UG, accusing the government of insensitivity to concerns students.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on Tuesday to urge the central government to postpone the NEET-UG 2021 review, scheduled for September 12. The opposition leader said the government was “blind” to the plight of students.
Soon, Congress Secretary General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also spoke out, accusing the government of not caring about the mental health of aspirants. “Time and time again, the government opposes the legitimate demands of students across India. Why is it so difficult for those in power to listen to and help those who are the future of our nation? Doesn’t their mental health and well-being matter? She tweeted with #JusticeforNEETAspirants.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he had been “inundated” with messages from NEET aspirants, asking for the review to be postponed. “Subjecting them to unreasonable abuses is shameful. It’s time for the BJP to work for the people, not the bureaucrats! he tweeted on Tuesday.
The party’s youth wing in Assam and Odisha staged protests against state and central governments against the alleged manipulation of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) main examination, which led to the arrest of 7 people a few days ago. JEE is the national level test for admission to undergraduate engineering courses.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal also accused the government of “insensitivity and arrogance.” She pointed out that students who take the class 12 compartment exams will have to take the NEET-UG exams the next day. She asked if this was the government’s idea of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” – the Modi government’s slogan for inclusive development with support from all walks of life.
More than 1,400 students have signed an online petition on change.org to demand the postponement of NEET 2021. Students argue that the date of the medical entrance exam conflicts with many other entrance exams to the national and national level and with the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) private exams, and therefore should be postponed until next month. They say it will also give students plenty of time to prepare.
JusticeForNEETAspirants became the # 1 trend on Twitter on Tuesday as thousands of students and social media users rallied to demand a delay.
However, the Supreme Court refused to hear requests for postponement of the entrance exam on Monday and said nearly 1.6 million students had burned the midnight oil and that any interference from the court would cause “pain and tension”. He did, however, allow students to turn to the National Testing Agency, the authority that organizes the exam, for relief.
