Mamata urges Oppn CMs to move SC on NEET, JEE

August 26, 2020 15:04

The meeting of opposition chief ministers called by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is on. The two leaders have joined forces to discuss a range of issues like the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into engineering and medical courses to be held amid the coronavirus pandemic, with other CMs.

Mamata Banerjee urges all CMs to move Supreme Court for postponing NEET, JEE exams as students are not prepared. "This will be my request to all state govts, let us do it together, let us go to Supreme Court and postpone the exam for the time being until and unless the situation allows students to sit for exam (JEE/NEET)," the West Bengal CM, said.

Sonia Gandhi said in the meeting of Standing Committee of Finance on 11 August, the Finance Secretary, stated that Centre is not in a position to pay mandatory GST compensation of 14% for the current year. This refusal is nothing short of betrayal on part of Modi government. "Refusal to compensate states on GST is nothing short of betrayal by Modi govt of states, people."

She also said announcements such as those related to the National Education Policy should really worry us as it is actually a setback. Other problems of students & exams are also being dealt with uncaringly.

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