SP workers of party’s student wing reached the Raj Bhawan in the afternoon and started raising anti-government slogans for organising the NEET and JEE amid the pandemic at “considerable” risks to students. The police stopped the SP workers and resorted to lathi-charge to control them. SP president Akhilesh Yadav earlier wrote an open letter opposing the Centre’s decision to hold NEET and JEE amid the coronavirus pandemic. Also read| NEET, JEE debate intensifies: 10 latest developmentsSupporting the demand for postponement of NEET and JEE examinations amid the pandemic, seven chief ministers of non-BJP-ruled states on Wednesday had decided to jointly move the Supreme Court on the issue. While the NEET is scheduled to be held on September 13, engineering entrance exam JEE Main has been planned from September 1-6.

Source: Hindustan Times August 27, 2020 13:04 UTC