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:
NOTE: The claims made in the tweets embedded below or the ideas presented in them are those solely of the users. Vartha Bharati does not guarantee the authenticity of any of the claims or does not necessarily endorse the ideas, views posted by any of the users.
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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UDF leaders see local body poll trends as pointer to 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Buoyed by the strong performance of the Congress-led UDF in the local body polls, KPCC president Sunny Joseph said on Saturday that the front's results indicated the people had rejected the LDF government.
According to early trends, the UDF was leading in more grama panchayats, block panchayats, municipalities and corporations than the LDF.
The local body polls were held in two phases in the state earlier this week.
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Speaking to reporters here, Joseph said the people of Kerala had extended their support to the UDF.
"We could expose the LDF government’s anti-people stance and the people understood it. The LDF’s fake propaganda was rejected by the people. The UDF is moving towards a historic victory," he said.
He said a united effort, proper preparations, good candidate selection and hard work had resulted in the Congress and the UDF’s victory in the elections.
Asked about the prospects in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Joseph said the party was studying the matter and would comment later.
LDF convenor T P Ramakrishnan said the results would be closely examined.
According to him, the government had done everything possible for the people.
"Why such a verdict happened will be examined at the micro level. People’s opinion will be considered and further steps will be taken," he said.
He added that decisions would be taken after analysing the results. "If any corrective measures are required, we will initiate them and move forward," he said.
AICC leader K C Venugopal said the results showed that people had begun ousting those who, he alleged, were responsible for the loss of gold at Lord Ayyappa’s temple.
"This trend will continue in the Assembly elections as well. It is an indication that the people are ready to bring down the LDF government," he said.
Venugopal said the UDF had registered victories even in CPI(M) and LDF strongholds.
"I congratulate all UDF workers for their hard work. Congress workers and leaders worked unitedly," he said.
Referring to remarks made by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against the Congress on polling day, Venugopal said the voters had responded through the verdict.
"I do not know whether the chief minister understands that the people are against him. Otherwise, he does not know the sentiment of the people. The state government cannot move an inch further," he said.
He said the results indicated a strong comeback for the UDF in Kerala.
Asked whether the Sabarimala gold loss issue had affected the LDF in the local polls, Venugopal said the CM and the CPI(M) state secretary did not take the issue seriously.
"We took a strong stand on the matter. The BJP played a foul game in it," he alleged.
On the BJP's role in the local body elections, Venugopal alleged that the party operated with the CPI(M) 's tacit support.
"The CPI(M) supported the central government on issues such as PM-SHRI, labour codes and corruption in national highway construction. The CPI(M) is facing ideological decline, and the state government’s policies are against the party’s own decisions," he said.
Meanwhile, LDF ally Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani said the party could not win all the wards it had expected in the elections.
He congratulated winners from all parties and said the party would closely examine the losses and identify shortcomings. "Later, we will take corrective measures," he added.
Senior Congress leader and MP Rajmohan Unnithan said the trends in the local body elections indicated that the UDF would return to power in the 2026 Assembly elections.
"We will win 111 seats as in 1977 and return to power in 2026. The anti-government sentiment of the people is reflected in the elections," he said.
Unnithan said the people were disturbed and unhappy with the present government.
"The trend indicates the end of the LDF government," he added.
CPI(M) MLA M M Mani said the people had shown ingratitude towards the LDF despite benefiting from welfare schemes.
"After receiving all welfare schemes and living comfortably, people voted against us due to some temporary sentiments. Is that not ingratitude," he asked.
Mani said no such welfare initiatives had taken place in Kerala earlier.
"People are receiving pensions and have enough to eat. Even after getting all this, they voted against us. This is what can be called ingratitude," he said.
Muslim League state president Panakkad Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal said the results were beyond expectations.
"The outcome points towards the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, indicating that a change of government is imminent. We are going to win the Assembly election," he said.
