JEE & NEET Exam Row: Sonu Sood supports students; urges govt to postpone exams

Actor Sonu Sood has been hitting headlines for helping stranded migrant workers amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. He has now come out in support of students who have been requesting the postponement of JEE & NEET Exam. The students have been citing safety and health concerns in times of coronavirus pandemic.

Taking to his Twitter handle, Sonu shared a couple of tweets.

Check out his tweets here:

In the first he wrote, “It’s my request to the government of India, to postpone the #Neet/#JEE exams in the current situation of the country! In the given #COVID19 situation, we should care utmost & not risk the lives of students! #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID (sic).” The actor even tagged the Education Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet.

It’s my request to government of India, to postpone the #Neet/#JEE exams in the current situation of the country! In the given #COVID19 situation, we should care utmost & not risk the lives of students! #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID@EduMinOfIndia @PMOIndia

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 25, 2020

In the second tweet the actor wrote, “Students appearing in JEE and NEET come from far and remote areas. Some districts in Bihar are facing floods while others are under complete lockdown. Yes, exams are essential but saving our young talents is equally essential. The entire world has come to a standstill, exams should also be postponed (sic).”

#NEETJEE परीक्षा में बैठने वाले बच्चे सुदूर इलाकों से आते हैं।बिहार के किसी गांव में बाढ़ है तो किसी जिले में पूरी बंदी। हां,परीक्षा जरूरी है लेकिन उन युवा कंधो की हिफ़ाज़त भी उतनी ही जरूरी है।पूरे विश्व में सबकुछ प्रकृति के सामने ठहर गया तो परीक्षा को कुछ वक्त के लिए टालना चाहिए pic.twitter.com/QABfYbPcsX

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 25, 2020

Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg also urged the Indian government to postpone the exams in view of the pandemic. Several political leaders such as DMK President MK Stalin, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have written to the Centre seeking postponement of exams due to the COVID-19 situation.

Amidst the growing demand to postpone the exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has stated that the exams will be held as per the schedule. The JEE-Main exam is scheduled to be held between September 1 and 6, and NEET-UG is scheduled to be held on September 13.

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