Congress says exam reform panel to divert attention

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government over the announcement of a committee on exam reforms, alleging that it was aimed at diverting the attention of people. The opposition party said the Modi government has still not finished implementing the 101 recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan Committee formed in 2024 after “it bungled multiple examinations including NEET-UG”.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared on X two video clips — one of the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announcing in 2024 that the government would set up a high-level committee to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations; and another of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announcing the constitution of a high-powered task force on exam reforms.

While Ramesh captioned the Pradhan video clip “high-level hawabaazi”, he gave the caption of “high-powered jumlebaazi” to PM Modi’s video. “’Committee banao, dhyaan bhatkao’ (Form a committee and divert attention)’,” Ramesh said in his post in Hindi on X. Prime Minister Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of the high-powered task force, headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, for reforms in the examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency.

The task force will give suggestions on maximum use of technology for setting up a robust and transparent examination system, Modi said in a video message

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