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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CM Siddaramaiah writes to CMs of 8 states on unfair devolution of taxes by Centre
Bengaluru, Sep 11: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the "unfair" devolution of taxes by the Union government, and has invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of "fiscal federalism".
He said he has written to the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab.
"States with higher GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) per capita, like Karnataka and others, are being penalised for their economic performance, receiving disproportionately lower tax allocations. This unjust approach undermines the spirit of cooperative federalism and threatens the financial autonomy of progressive states," he said in a post on 'X' with "#OurTaxOurRight" hashtag.
"I have invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of fiscal federalism at a juncture when the Finance Commission needs to make a directional shift & create incentives for growth and better tax mobilisation," he said.
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Siddararamaiah has also posted the letter written to CMs of other states on 'X'.
"As you are aware the 16th Finance Commission has begun its deliberations. The previous Finance Commissions have laid excessive emphasis on equity at the cost of efficiency and performance. As a result, states with higher GSDP per capita and higher contribution to the gross tax revenues of the union are progressively receiving lower shares of the central fiscal transfers," he said.
Stating that during the visit of the 16th Finance Commission to the State of Karnataka, during 29-30, August 2024, he underscored the need to carefully examine the impact of high emphasis given to equity on resource devolution to well performing states, he said, "I have emphasised that the reduction in central financial transfers to well performing states is placing severe limitations on their ability to invest in physical and human infrastructure."
The taxpayers of states, which are net donors to the divisible pool, also expect a fair share of their taxes to come back to them, he said, adding that the Finance Commission therefore needs to carefully balance equity with efficiency and performance.
Pointing out that states with a strong contribution to the country's GDP and Gross Tax Revenue, help build the nation in more ways than one, Siddaramaiah said, therefore, there is an urgent need to balance equity with efficiency and performance for a stronger Union, both politically and economically.
"It is, therefore, important that states which are receiving smaller shares in horizontal devolution, compared to their contributions to the Gross Tax Revenues of the Union, need to articulate a coordinated set of proposals before the Commission," he said.
"It is my pleasure to invite you to a conclave in Bengaluru to discuss these issues further. I will send a separate invitation indicating the dates once we firm up the schedule," he added.
I have written to the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab regarding the unfair devolution of taxes by the Union government.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 11, 2024
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