Updated November 11th, 2019 at 15:22 IST
TMC holds protests across WB even after NTA busts Didi's claims
Trinamool Congress on Monday held rallies across West Bengal to protest against the Central Government alleging bias in conducting JEE (Main) examination
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Despite clear clarifications and proven facts, the Trinamool Congress on Monday, November 11, held rallies across West Bengal to protest against the Central Government alleging bias in conducting JEE (Main) examination for admission to engineering colleges. This comes after the National Testing Agency announced that the JEE (Main) exam question paper will be provided in Gujarati after the state had requested for it back in 2013 and none of the other states had asked for it. The protests were however restricted and not held in areas affected by the 'Cyclone BulBul.'
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West Bengal CM announces state-wide protests
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee had announced earlier, that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would hold state-wide protests on November 11 to protests against the alleged bias of the Central Government. The party supporters were witnessed carrying posters and placards while they took out rallies in all blocks and districts, shouting slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre. The protestors demanded that Bengali should be included as a language for conducting the JEE (Main) examination.
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Earlier, the West Bengal CM had alleged that the Centre was biased towards other regional languages except Gujarati and had accused the government of intention 'to malign all regions and regional languages.' BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya had then reacted by sharing the National Testing Agency press release dated November 7, 2019, on Thursday busting the claims by the West Bengal CM. On the same day, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani also slammed Mamata Banerjee and asked her to apologise to the people.
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National Testing Agency Press Release
The National Testing Agency had released a press statement which clarified that the Gujarat state government and Maharashtra were the only ones to request for the question paper to be released in regional languages. "The JEE (Main) Examination started in 2013 with the idea of all States admitting their Engineering candidates through JEE (Main). The request was sent to all the States in the year 2013 itself. Only the Gujarat State agreed to admit their candidates in State Engineering Colleges of Gujarat through JEE (Main) and requested that the JEE (Main) paper be made available in Gujarati language. Further, in 2014 Maharashtra State also opted for admitting the Engineering candidates in the State Engineering Colleges through JEE (Main). The Maharashtra State requested to provide the question paper in the language of Marathi and Urdu."
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(With PTI Inputs)
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Published November 11th, 2019 at 14:04 IST
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