Yuva Sena moves to Supreme Court for cancellation of final year exams – education

The Shiv Sena’s youth wing Yuva Sena has moved the Supreme Court searching for cancellation of the final year exams of universities throughout states in view of the COVID-19 disaster.

Yuva Sena secretary Varun Sardesai informed PTI the petition filed by him was admitted on Saturday.

The Yuva Sena has demanded all states be given the proper to take an acceptable resolution primarily based on the prevailing scenario of their respective areas.

The youth wing is headed by Aaditya Thackeray who holds surroundings and tourism portfolios within the Shiv Sena-led state authorities.

The state authorities has already cancelled the final year/final semester examinations for skilled and non- skilled programs.

“The quantity of COVID-19 instances has been steadily on the rise and there was no flattening of the virus curve. Many states and cities have been positioned below lockdown once more. Even the WHO stated that enormous gatherings shouldn’t be held,” Sardesai stated.

In addition to Maharashtra, seven different states have additionally cancelled the final year exams, he stated.

Referring to the College Grant Fee (UGC)’s round asking states to conduct the final year exams, Sardesai stated it was inconceivable to achieve this amid apprehensions concerning the unfold of an infection in state like Maharashtra which has 10 lakh college students.

Maharashtra has 2,92,589 coronvirus optimistic instances, together with 99,164 in Mumbai, as on July 17.

Sardesai stated the Yuva Sena had acquired requests from many college students throughout the nation to take up the trigger (to cancel the examinations).

He claimed that the Yuva Sena had obtained greater than two lakh signatures searching for cancellation of exams throughout a web based marketing campaign.

“Yuva Sena below management of Aaditya Thackeray wrote letters to the UGC and Union HRD ministry to spotlight the difficulty however has obtained no response,” he added.