Rahul Gandhi backs agitating accountancy students

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on September 25 came out in support of agitating accountancy students and said their demand for re-evaluation of answer sheets is justified and should be supported by all political parties.

Claiming that their answer sheets were not evaluated properly, students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) have been protesting outside its central Delhi office and have demanded a recheck.

In a tweet, Gandhi said, "Across India 12 Lakh CA students are fighting for their right to have their exam papers re-evaluated by ICAI".

"Given the widespread reports of errors in the evaluation of answer sheets, this demand is justified and should be supported by all political parties," he said using the hashtag "dearicaiplschange".

Responding to the protests, ICAI said in a tweet that it's examination department had "verified the attached paper book and has found out that it belongs to November 2013 examination and the student was awarded 41 marks. Students are advised not to fall prey to such false news."