Satya Pal Malik is Centre's slave, says Farooq Abdullah
Guwahati (Assam), Nov 22: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved by Governor Satya Pal Malik, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah claimed that the Governor was just a "slave" of the central government.
"It (dissolution of state assembly) proves that he (Satya Pal Malik) is just a slave of the Centre. If the Centre tells him to sit he will sit and if they tell him to stand up he will do the same. He didn't dissolve the house earlier when we requested while he waited for so long only for the trading of MLAs to be done for the formation of BJP government," Abdullah told reporters here, adding that the institution of Governor now needs to have a relook.
Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav's remark on NC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stitching an alliance on the basis of instructions from across the border, Abdullah said that the NC has never waited for Pakistan's signal. "Madhav should apologise not only to the people of Jammu and Kashmir but also to the people of India," he added.
On Wednesday, Malik dissolved the Assembly minutes after PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti wrote to the Governor staking claim to form the state government in alliance with the NC and Congress. A number of leaders have condemned the governor's decision to dissolve the assembly abruptly while terming the decision as a "politically-motivated move." Earlier in the day, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed that Malik was acting as the political arm of the current dispensation, which does not want normalcy to be restored in a state ruled by any party other than the BJP.
He further said that Malik failed to uphold the Constitution as he should have called the group to prove its strength on the floor of the House rather than dissolving the Assembly.
Meanwhile, CPI leader D.Raja termed Malik's decision as "undemocratic" and "unacceptable" and questioned why the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was kept in a state of suspended animation for such a long period.
Furthermore, Raja demanded that President Ram Nath Kovind should take note of the situation and sack the Governor. "Governor plays at the hands of the BJP and acts on the behest of the Union government. President must take note and immediately call him back or sack him," he said.
Courtesy: www.aninews.in
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CBSE announces assessment scheme for Class 10 board exams cancelled in Middle East
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New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a detailed assessment scheme for Class 10 exams in the Middle East region which were cancelled amid escalating West Asia conflict, according to officials.
The exams were cancelled following a critical review of the prevailing situation across Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
According to CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj, examinations scheduled from February 17 to 28 were conducted successfully. During this period, six academic subjects, including Mathematics, English and Science, were completed. Additionally, 16 language papers and 22 skill subject examinations were also conducted.
The board has divided candidates into five categories -- students who appeared in all examinations, students who appeared in four examinations, students who appeared in three examinations, students who appeared in two examinations and private students registered under the compartment category.
"The results of students who appeared for all exams will be declared based on their performance in the examinations. The result of students who appeared in four subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best three performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," Bhardwaj said.
"The result of students who appeared in three subjects will be declared based on the average of the marks obtained in the best two performing subjects for the subjects whose examinations have not been conducted," he added.
The examination controller explained that very few students have appeared in the examinations in only two subjects.
"Their results will be declared based on the average of the marks of two subjects in the remaining subject," he said.
The results of Middle East students will be declared along with the rest of the students. Students will be allowed to improve their performance through the second board examinations according to policy.
