Even as two CBSE officials deputed by Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to look into the discrepancies in CBSE Class-XII results reached here on Wednesday, the student wings of the BJD and the Congress expressed their sympathy with the aggrieved students and held demonstrations before the CBSE Regional Office here on the day.
Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) members tried to barge into the CBSE office at Saheed Nagar along with the aggrieved parents of the students who have been protesting outside the office since the last three days. When police tried to stop the agitators, there was a scuffle.
Students’ Congress activists also held a demonstration and blocked the road by burning tyres. They too tried to forcibly enter into the CBSE office premises but were stopped by the police. later, they burnt an effigy of Javadekar in protest. Students’ Congress State president Itishri Pradhan said they would fight till the students get justice.
CBSE Controller of Examination KK Choudhary and Deputy Secretary DK Goyal arrived in the city to discuss the issue of discrepancies in the results with the CBSE officials.
On Tuesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had written to the Union HRD Minister to intervene in the matter since hundreds of students are suffering owing to results of many being initially withheld and later allegedly showing disparities.
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan had also met the students outside the CBSE office here. later, the HRD Minister had tweeted that he has deputed two officials to resolve the issue.