'Khilone Pe Charcha' instead of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha': Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing the grievances of JEE-NEET aspirants after his government’s decision to conduct the entrance examinations amid Covid-19. Instead, Gandhi said, the prime minister spoke about the country’s “toy industry” in his monthly outreach programme Mann Ki Baat earlier today.

Rahul Gandhi:

Taking to Twitter , Gandhi said: “JEE-NEET aspirants wanted the PM do ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ but the PM did ‘Khilone Pe Charcha’.”

https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi/status/1299960184391921665

The Congress leader's remark comes after Prime Minister Modi, addressed his monthly "Mann ki Baat" radio programme earlier today. In the programme, the Prime Minister also talked about making 'toys for the world' and highlighted the ability of India to become a 'toy hub'.

JEE Main -NEET:

NEET will be conducted on September 13 and JEE is scheduled in the first week of September. Around 9.53 lakh and 15.97 lakh candidates have registered for JEE and NEET respectively. These exams have already been deferred twice in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Opposition voices have been rising against the government’s decision to conduct these examinations as coronavirus cases show no signs of abating in the country. Congress on Friday held nationwide protests and ran an online campaign against the decision, with Sonia Gandhi urging the centre to listen to the voices of the students.

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On the other hand, around 150 academics from different universities have written to Narendra Modi asking him to go ahead with the exams as planned, and not give in to voices of opposition.

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