As the chorus grows for the postponement of the NEET and JEE Main entrance exams, The opposition Congress party staged a nationwide protest today against the entrance exams scheduled for early September. A group of party leaders were detained during a demonstration in Delhi. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi released a video for the students saying she hopes the government listens to their concerns. On Friday, ministers of six opposition-ruled states moved the Supreme Court on seeking review of its order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET and JEE entrance exams this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
