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President grills mantri over NEET
President Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly grilled Union Health Minister J P Nadda here on Monday over the necessity of bringing out an Ordinance to override the SC ruling on holding NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) from this year.
​New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly grilled Union Health Minister J P Nadda here on Monday over the necessity of bringing out an Ordinance to override the SC ruling on holding NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) from this year.
- Nadda prevails upon Pranab for his assent to Ordinance
Nadda met the President here on Monday to seek his assent to the Ordinance drafted by the Union Cabinet under pressure from the managements of private medical and dental colleges’ lobby and from a section of the lobbyists from within the party in its favour.
However, he had to do much explanation to the President who was reportedly reluctant to heed to the advice without a full and proper legal advice on the same so as not to be embarrassed by the judiciary later.
It may be recalled that the Sankalp Charitable Trust which approached the SC over NEET had declared that it would oppose the Ordinance.
The Union Health Minister explained to the President, the necessity of the move of the Union Cabinet in preferring an Ordinance to put on hold the SC verdict on NEET so that students would not be adversely affected by the same.
It may be recalled that the Apex court delivered a verdict that NEET was compulsory for entrance into medical and dental courses in the country and put a stay on CETs conducted by the local colleges.
This came in for much heart burn among the private college managements and some state governments' that claimed that the decision was not in the interests of their students.
NEET would affect the students who study in regional languages as well, the anti-NEET lobby argued and added that lack of translated books in local languages and differences in state and CBSE syllabus affected the students.
Under pressure from various quarters including a section of its own party members, the BJP-led government decided to opt for an Ordinance to give relief to the students at least for this year.
Nadda reportedly told the President that the Centre was not averse to NEET and had full respect for the Apex court's verdict. In fact, it allowed phase one of NEET on May 1 and the second phase was scheduled on July 24.
However, lakhs of students would be affected who had already prepared for the CETs this year and wrote the examinations at state level and it was only to protect their interests the Centre was contemplating the Ordinance route, he seemed to have explained.
The Centre is hopeful that the Ordinance would be cleared by the President after due consultation with the Law Department. Sources are hopeful that the President might give assent to the same any moment now.
