Rahul Gandhi has spoken out that the government drove by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is imperilling India’s future by disregarding the real worries of the JEE-NEET applicants.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today censured the centre over what he said was disregarding real worries of students who are giving placement tests for engineering and medical courses and other profession streams.
The centre has announced that the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for the admittance to the Indian Institute of Technology began today and will conclude on September 6. The JEE and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) are being held to guarantee that students won’t have to waste an academic year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet today: “Modi Govt is jeopardising India’s future. Arrogance is making them ignore the genuine concerns of the JEE-NEET aspirants as well as the demands of those who took SSC and other exams. Give jobs, not empty slogans”.
Rahul Gandhi went as far as to tweet an entire list of “Modi-Made Disasters”.
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will hold eight enlistment tests in October-November. The listing includes a combined higher secondary level test, junior engineer selection test, combined graduate level test and others.
The Congress and other opposition groups have been taking jabs at the government for holding the examinations when COVID-19 cases in India have been rising quick.
To limit the danger of COVID-19 contamination, students showing up for the JEE are wearing masks and hand gloves and bringing a personal bottle of water and hand sanitiser to the examination centres.
Many states have given free transportation to the students to arrive at their examination centres.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) that holds the key placement tests in the nation has said if the placement tests are delayed further, they will put students of government institutions at a disadvantage against private students as they don’t have to show up for competitive tests and have recently begun an online module.
Mr Rahul Gandhi’s jab at the government over employment furthermore comes when the nation’s economy tumbled to its worst on record in the April-June quarter, with the gross domestic product (GDP) declining by 23.9 per cent as the COVID lockdown burdened the previously declining customer demand and investment.
Improvement is additionally unsure as India is rapidly turning into the worldwide epicentre for COVID-19 infections.
