Bhubaneswar: A student of a public school in the city today allegedly attempted suicide by setting himself ablaze in front of the CBSE regional office here on Tuesday. The reason he is suspected to have resorted to the drastic step is the discrepancies in CBSE class 12 results and inordinate delay in resolving the issue by officials.
However, alert police personnel and some onlookers foiled the suicide bid of the student who escaped unhurt in the incident.
“So far there has been no development and we are completely in dark over what will happen to our future. Even Mrutyunjay was disturbed over the results and worried for the last few days as already the admission process in several colleges has started,” said Sarthak Patnaik, another student.
The results of several students in Odisha remain withheld without any reason after the CBSE class 12 board results were published on May 28.
The students and their guardians have also alleged that the evaluation of the answer sheets have been faulty. A series of protests outside regional CBSE office was also launched by the students after such irregularities came to light.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on May 30 sought intervention of Union HRD Minister Prakash Javdekar in the alleged discrepancies in the publication of CBSE class 12 results.
Meanwhile, Odisha Parents’ Association has also resumed its agitation over the CBSE class 12 results fiasco after the deadline issued to the CBSE authorities for resolving the issue ended here today.
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The association had been staging protests from May 29 and had postponed agitation on June 1. Though the association members had held discussion with the CBSE officials, the meeting remained inconclusive.
Earlier, the Students’ wing of the Congress had also organised a rally over the issue and had tried to stage a demonstration near Naveen Nivas. However, they were detained at Sishu Bhawan square by police.