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Mamata Banerjee Suggests States to Move SC for Postponing JEE, NEET
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suggested the non-BJP state governments to collectively approach the Supreme Court for the postponement of NEET and JEE examinations. She said it in a meeting convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on August 26. Bengal CM, while mentioning the hardships faced by the students, said, "We stand by our students. Every CM must come forward." Reportedly, CMs, who attended the meeting, agreed upon it.
Tags: Mamata Banerjee, JEE NEET, Congress Party, Supreme Court
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Greta Thunberg Supports Postponing of JEE, NEET; Says, It's Unfair
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, has extended her support to postpone the JEE, NEET exams in view of the Coronavirus pandemic and flooding in several states. She took to Twitter on August 25, calling the exams, to be held in September, “deeply unfair” to the students. “I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEET in COVID,” she wrote. However, Supreme Court has quashed all petitions against the exams saying, “life cannot be stopped”.
Tags: JEE NEET, PM Narendra Modi, Greta Thunberg
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