Mamata writes to Javadekar seeking action over NEET irregularities
Kolkata, May 8: Alleging "irregularities" in the conduct of the NEET national medical entrance examination in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought "immediate action" against those responsible for the wrongdoings and suggested re-examinations.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), is the entrance examination for students who wish to study any graduate medical course or dental course.
The examination was held on May 6.
In a letter to Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, Banerjee suggested a "coordination mechanism" at the institutional level, with the participation of the state government and the examination conducting authority CBSE for ensuring foolproof arrangements in the conduct of the examination in future.
"It is reported that in many examination centres, the students were not provided with Bengali question papers in time. Many were provided photocopies of question papers which bore the same candidate code for multiple students and in many cases, the photocopies of question papers were illegible.
"It is also reported that many students were forced to write answers using English or Hindi question papers," the Chief Minister said.
"I strongly urge you to take immediate action against persons responsible for such irregularities, and also take suitable measures so that the candidates are not adversely affected, due to non-availability of appropriate question papers. And if need be, re-examination be scheduled to give a fair opportunity to all such candidates," she said.
Banerjee said such concerns were expressed after the preceding year's NEET Under-Graduate examination.
"Subsequently we were assured that such irregularities would not be repeated. It appears that the examination conducting authorities have not been careful enough to ensure that the examination is meticulously held and the career of prospective candidates not jeopardised," she added.
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People of Maha do not like it: Ajit Pawar on Adityanath's 'batenge to katenge' remark
Pune, Nov 7: A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reiterated his slogan "batenge to katenge" at a poll rally in Maharashtra, BJP ally and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the people of the state do not appreciate such remarks.
People of Maharashtra have always strived to maintain communal harmony, said Pawar, a deputy Chief Minister.
"Maharashtra belongs to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and Mahatma Phule. You do not compare Maharashtra with other states, Maharashtra's people do not like this," Pawar told reporters here when asked about Adityanath's remarks.
Shivaji Maharaj's teaching was to take all sections of society along, he said.
"When people from other states come here, they speak keeping their people in mind, but Maharashtra has never accepted it and it has been the history of all the elections here," the NCP chief further said.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Washim in eastern Maharashtra for the November 20 assembly elections, Adityanath used his famous slogan .
"I am taking inspiration from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and appealing you to not get divided, because whenever we get divided, we perish," he said.
