Kolkata (West Bengal): The Students Federation of India - a branch of the CPI-M has urged the West Bengal government to withdraw the statewide lockdown on September 12.
The lockdown would cause widespread inconvenience to students taking the NEET test on September 13, a statement from the SFI's state committee president Pratik Rahman said.
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"We request the state government to withdraw the September 12 lockdown as the candidates are already facing a lot of stress due to the pandemic situation. The lockdown
will further aggravate their woes as the number of vehicles will be fewer on roads," it said.
The SFI said if the authorities cannot withdraw the September 12 lockdown, they should at least arrange special trains for the candidates on the exam date.
A large number of candidates had faced difficulty in reaching the exam centres during the JEE (Main) examination held from September 1-6.
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