In
the
view
of
the
ongoing
pandemic,
students
across
India
have
been
requesting
the
government
to
postpone
the
JEE
and
NEET
exams.
Last
week,
the
Supreme
Court
had
dismissed
a
plea
for
the
exams
to
be
postponed.
Now,
Bollywood
actor
Sonu
Sood
has
come
out
in
support
of
the
students,
and
also
requested
the
government
to
consider
the
situation.
Sonu
shared
a
tweet
earlier
in
support
of
students
and
wrote,
"It's
my
request
to
(the)
government
of
India,
to
postpone
the
#Neet/#JEE
exams
in
the
current
situation
of
the
country!
In
the
given
#COVID19
situation,
we
should
care
utmost
&
not
risk
the
lives
of
students!
#PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID."
While
dismissing
the
plea,
Supreme
Court
had
said,
"Career
of
students
cannot
be
put
under
jeopardy
for
long."
According
to
reports,
the
exams
for
NEET
have
been
scheduled
from
September
13,
and
those
for
JEE
from
September
1,
which
will
have
over
26
lakh
students
subjected
to
possible
infection
risk.
Sonu
Sood
Says
Saving
Our
Young
Talents
Is
Equally
Essential
Talking
about
the
large
number
of
students
who
will
be
giving
the
exams,
Sonu
wrote
in
another
tweet,
"Students
appearing
for
JEE
and
NEET
come
from
far
and
remote
areas.
States
like
Bihar,
Assam
and
Gujarat
are
facing
floods
while
several
districts
are
under
complete
lockdown.
Yes,
exams
are
essential
but
saving
our
young
talents
is
equally
essential.
The
entire
world
has
come
to
a
standstill
and
exams
should
definitely
be
postponed."
Sonu
Sood's
Tweet
He
also
shared
a
poster
which
read,
"Fear
Is
Real!
Flood
in
Bihar,
Assam,
Gujrat,
26
Lakhs
students.
Postpone
the
NEET
and
JEE
exams
2020.
Let's
Support
Them!"
(sic)
Earlier
this
month,
Maharashtra
Cabinet
Minister
and
Shiv
Sena
leader
Aaditya
Thackeray
had
also
written
to
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
to
intervene
in
the
matter,
and
urged
him
to
postpone
all
the
exams
across
the
country.
Greta
Thunberg
Also
Called
The
Schedule
Of
Exams
"Deeply
Unfair"
On
Tuesday,
Swedish
teen
climate
activist
Greta
Thunberg
also
called
the
schedule
of
exams
"deeply
unfair".
She
tweeted,
"It's
deeply
unfair
that
students
of
India
are
asked
to
sit
national
exams
during
the
Covid-19
pandemic
and
while
millions
have
also
been
impacted
by
the
extreme
floods.
I
stand
with
their
call
to
#PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID."