Twitter users in Karnataka demand cancellation of CET, final year, medical exam amidst COVID scare
#Postponekcet2020 #Cancelfinalyearexam #promotemedicalstudentstrending with over 60k tweets
Bengaluru: Twitter users in Karnataka on Thursday afternoon started a campaign demanding the postponing of the Common Entrance Test (CET) that is scheduled to be held later this month. The users also demanded that the final year University examinations and Medical University examinations also are canceled and the students should be promoted based on their previous records.
The users tweeted with hashtags #Postponekcet2020 #Cancelfinalyearexam #promotemedicalstudent while also tagging the Karnataka Minister for Higher Education and Dy.CM Dr. Ashwathnarayan and Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Suresh Kumar.
The hashtag #postponekcet was among the top trending topics in Karnataka with over 60k tweets at 5 pm, while other hashtags also garnered a notable number of tweets in the campaign.
The students in the state have repeatedly demanded cancellation of the final year examination ever since the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued guidelines to conduct the final year examination before the end of September.
Citing the COVID-19 pandemic the students have urged the government to consider canceling the examination to keep the best interest of the students and their health in mind.
Here are some of the tweets from the twitter campaign on Thursday:
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Talk about postponing KCET and COMEDK mate. We don't give a damn about all this crap so we know u don't care if people live or die of Covid. Kovid Care Centres it seems bc. Stfu and postpone them man. Are u f'd in the head? #postponekcet2020 #postponekcet #postponecomedk2020
— Yash (@yash11usa) July 16, 2020
After climbing to the 3rd position to be the most affected state in India, do you still want to take risks and conduct KCET?
— ImNotoriousGuy (@ImNotoriousGuy1) July 16, 2020
Think!#postponekcet2020
We, students are humans only. We too can get infected, if forced to go out for exam in this pandemic. who will take the responsibility of our lives?#postponekcet2020#cancelfinalyearexam #promotemedicalstudents @NSUIKarnataka @manjunathansui @PMadhwaraj@anvith_kateel
— NSUI Hosanagara (@HosanagaraNsui) July 16, 2020
What will you do if corona spreads bcoz of exams? You might say that it was very unfortunate & all necessary precautions were taken. You will move on. What about all the students who might get affected by the virus? #postponekcet2020#cancelfinalyearexam #promotemedicalstudents
— Nagesh Kariyappa (@Nagesh_nsui6) July 16, 2020
Our government wants to conduct the exam because they just want to get over it they don't want as a burden on them and they are doing so by risking 2L students lives.#postponecomedk #postponecet #postponekcet2020 @drashwathcn @BJP4Karnataka @nimmasuresh @CMofKarnataka
— Aditya Suryawanshi (@aditya156278) July 16, 2020
I hope @drashwathcn goes through the same amount of freaking frustration every student is going through each day. You're mental torturing all the students. You just don't know. But we do.#postponekarnatakaCET #postponekcet #postponekcet2020#postponecomedk https://t.co/YF2s2XukEL
— HUMERA (@humeraaa7) July 16, 2020
Situation is getting out of control day by day. It's a high risk for students,teachers and even to thr family. #postponekcet2020#cancelfinalyearexam #promotemedicalstudents @drashwathcn @BSYBJP
— Anvith kateel (@anvith_kateel) July 16, 2020
Sir please respond to kcet aspirants
— Divya Shashidhar (@eurythermal0) July 16, 2020
We want updates #postponekcet2020
We are asking for POSTPONEMENT NOT CANCELLATION
It's a humble request ,please do postpone KCET. My area is under seal down not only one but many areas are under seal down or self lock down , so how can we attend our exams??#postponekcet #postponekcet2020#cancelfinalyearexams #NoExamsUGC @drashwathcn
— Aishwarya (@Aishwar26926179) July 16, 2020
Due to increase in covid19 cases the national level exams i.e NEET and JEE has been postponed by looking into students safety so sir please look into it and it is dangerous to conduct exam during this crisis #postponekcet #postponekcet2020 @nimmasuresh @drashwathcn
— Kumara (@Kumara21956267) July 16, 2020
Please ministers understand the situation and postpone it.
— varun (@_Proud___indian) July 16, 2020
In FUTURE if one student infected means their families are not going to pay.
The one should pay the fees is you.@BSYBJP @nimmasuresh @drashwathcn @narendramodi #postponekcet2020 #postponecet2020 https://t.co/QAuRzTXFrf
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
