Sena slams Maha guv for demanding exams be held

May 25, 2020 12:10

File pic: Maha CM with governor Koshyari

The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Monday hit out at Governor B S Koshyari for being in favour of conducting final year university exams in the state, and said health of students cannot be put at risk amid the COVID-19 crisis. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said when the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has already opposed holding exams in Gujarat and Goa in the current scenario, why is Koshyari's demand in contrast to it.

"Is it because the RSS-backed BJP is not in power in Maharashtra?" the Marathi daily asked. Koshyari, who is the chancellor of universities in Maharashtra, last week asked Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to resolve the issue of conduct of final year university exams in the state "without any further delay in the larger interest of students".

In a letter to CM, Koshyari said "not conducting the final year examinations by universities amounts to breach of the University Grants Commission guidelines". The governor also took strong objection to a letter written by state Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant to UGC, recommending cancellation of final year exams. Koshyari asked Thackeray to issue suitable instructions to Samant for his "unwarranted intervention".

Defending Samant, the Sena said the minister had expressed his opinion about the examinations, but Koshyaris stand is to go ahead and conduct the exams.

"The RSS-backed students' wing ABVP has already opposed holding exams in the current period in Gujarat and Goa. Then, why Koshyaris demand is in stark contract with ABVP. Is it because the RSS-backed BJP is not in power in Maharashtra?" the Uddhav Thackeray-led party wondered. These examinations are important for the future of 10 lakh students in the state, but it cannot be held by jeopardising their health, it said. -- ANI

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