Noisy scenes in Assam assembly over class 10 question paper leak

The leaking of the class ten general science question for the state board examination resonated in the Assam Assembly on MondayThere were noisy scenes in the House when the Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia brought an adjournment motion to discuss the issue but Speaker Biswajit Daimary disallowed any discussionThere was an allegation on March 5 also that the English paper of class 10 exam was leaked But the education minister charged the media for the news If precautions were taken then a paper wouldnt have leaked today Saikia saidEarlier in the day the Assam government said the general science question paper of the Class 10 state board exam was leaked and the test cancelledA police case was filed and the CID has been ordered to investigate the matter state Education Minister Ranoj Pegu saidAround four lakh students from vernacular medium schools under the Board of Secondary Education Assam SEBA are appearing for the ongoing examination and their future is at stake now the Congress leader said CBSE ICSE boards conduct their class 10 examinations throughout the country Why cant SEBA conduct the exam efficiently in just one state Is there any conspiracy to shut Assamese medium schools by discrediting the SEBA he askedSaikia also questioned why a retired officer is heading SEBA despite the presence of many efficient educationists in the stateAlso readIndiGo DelhiDoha flight diverted to Karachi due to medical emergency passenger declared dead on arrivalReacting to the LOPs statements Pegu said SEBA cancelled the examination midnight yesterday Sunday A police case has been filed and SEBA will also probe it on its ownLet the probe be completed first A discussion before the probe will not be appropriate he addedThis led to noisy scenes with the CPIM MLA Manoranjan Talukdar and Independent member Akhil Gogoi questioning the speaker why the minister was allowed to answer before the notice was acceptedThe education minister should resign after this question paper leak Gogoi demandedThe speaker then sought to pacify the opposition and said he is not denying that importance of the topic He urged them to discuss it during zero hour in the coming daysReacting to this Saikia said It is better to discuss the subject today itself It is current and a burning topic The Congress CPIM and Independent lawmakers then trooped to the well of the House and demanded that the issue be discussed under adjournment motionThey shouted slogans of BJP government murdabad which was strongly opposed by the speaker and the treasury benchA heated exchange between the two sides followed and Daimary adjourned the House for ten minutesPegu had told reporters in the morning that the detailed probe will reveal the source of the leak in the question paper and culprits behind itThere is no question of the involvement of teachers The papers are kept at police stations and taken to examination centers only on the morning of the test day he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever