NEET, JEE exams: Greta Thunberg joins the fight; says it's deeply unfair

Defending students in NEET andd JEE exams case, Greta Thunberg, in a tweet said, It’s deeply unfair that students of India are asked to appear in national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic

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August 26, 2020 / 15:17 IST

Greta Thunberg (Image: Reuters)

Environment activist Greta Thunberg has lent support to students across the country speaking out against conducting the NEET and JEE exams during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Thunberg took to social media to express her views on the matter, saying conducting these exams during this time is deeply unfair. "I stand with their call to postpone JEE and NEET," she said in a tweet.

It’s deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) August 25, 2020

Students have actively taken to social media to express their concerns about the move. On August 23, over 4,200 students participated in a day-long hunger strike demanding the cancellation and postponement of exams. Using #SATYAGRAHagainstExamInCovid, students took to Twitter to urge the government to pay attention to their demands.

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