Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has come out and spoken in favour of the decision taken by the central government to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 amid the current second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic across the country.
A meeting was chaired today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide the fate of the Class 12 board exams for the ongoing academic year, where it was decided that the exams are cancelled due to the pandemic situation in the
country.
Showing his appreciation for the decision, CM Kejriwal tweeted, “I am glad 12 exams have been cancelled. All of us very worried about the health of our children. A big relief.”
Earlier, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also urged the central government to cancel the Class 12 board exams, keeping in mind the mental and physical well being of the students in the middle of a pandemic. He also urged the government to vaccinate the students before the exams.