Andhra Pradesh Government rejects Opposition Plea

Andhra Pradesh Government rejects Opposition Plea

Opposition flays denial of hall-tickets to over 8000 students

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Government has rejected the demand of opposition for issue of hall tickets to Intermediate students who could not take their ongoing examinations for want of attendance.

The entire Opposition was up in arms against the Government after Higher Education Minister P.Venkateswara Rao made a statement in the Assembly on Monday, refusing to allow candidates to take the exams if they had attendance below 60 percent.

The Minister said 4,270 students of Inter first year and 4,115 students of the second year were denied hall tickets for shortage of attendance. After reviewing the situation last week, the Board of Intermediate Education decided that the students could take the advantage supplementary exams after attending summer coaching classes. The other option before them was to pay Rs.500 as fine and straightway appear for the exams as private students.

However, the Opposition demanded that the students be allowed to appear for the examinations without any conditions. The Minister rejected it saying the educational standards would come down if the students were to appear for the exams without attending classes.

At the end of the day, the opposition parties announced that they would raise the issue in the Assembly again on Tuesday.

The Majlis Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (MIM) had issued a notice of Adjournment motion to discuss the plight of the students but speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy Disallowed it.

Andhra Pradesh Government rejects Opposition Plea

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