Guwahati: Amidst the surge of Covid-19 cases in India, the Central Government is moving forward with the decision of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).This decision of the Government is inhuman and detrimental to the interest of the Students’ Community.
Assam State NSUI unit representing the voices of the student’s community, under the leadership of Assam State NSUI unit President Jyotibikash Changmai, sat on a hunger strike ChaatraSatyagrah on 28th of August at Guwahati Rajiv Bhawan from 10.00 AM demanding the postponement of the JEE and NEET Examination.
NSUI demands that the Central Government should reconsider the decision of holding any examination during a pandemic and should postpone all examination keeping in view the safety of the lives of the future generation of India.
The Hunger strike was organized maintaining the Covid-19 protocols and directives.