CBSE paper leak

The article, ‘CBSE needs to redeem itself, right now’ by Raghuvir Srinivasan(March 30), makes an important pointwith thousands of students having lost the opportunity of making a mark in the final examinations after strenuous preparations. It is anybody’s guess whether a re-examination would bring about the same level of rankings for the children. The number of students affected runs into lakhs. The authorities should leave no stone unturned to locate the criminals responsible for leaking the question papers and award the punishment. This will also send a strong message to the wrong-doers to ensure that this does not happen again.

Coimbatore

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) deserves kudos for hitting the ground running in their efforts to nab those behind the CBSE question papers leak. It is believed that coaching centre owners, invigilators, and CBSE insiders are under the scanner. This incident is not a first as State board question papers have been leaked umpteen times in the past. The students’ and their families’ opposition to the re-test is no surprise given the agony and the sleepless nights they have gone through in preparing for the exams. The paper leaks have laid bare the chinks in the CBSE armour and the HRD ministry must pull out all stops to restore students’ confidence in the education system.

Bengaluru

With reference to the news report, ‘CBSE paper leak issue 'unfortunate' : Prakash Javadekar’ (March 30) , words fail to express our anguish and deep concern over this most unfortunate incident. It’s disturbing that the CBSE is taking such a long time in declaring the fresh dates of re-examination. Why are the ‘victimised’ students alone being made to bear the unimaginable cost of the sheer negligence on the part of CBSE? And what about catching the real culprits?

New Delhi

The views expressed by S Kalyanasundaram in his article ‘Can't bank on them’ are genuine from the point of view of Indian banks. The change in NPA rule (to reckon any non-payment of interest or other dues to a bank from a borrower) has over the last 25 years come down from four to the present 30 days, which defies logic.

The Government and the RBI are, by just altering the definitions, trying to tighten the noose around not only the bankers — both public and private sector — but also around thousands of genuine borrowers. It is high time RBI reverts to the 90-day norms which was in vogue for the last 14 years. The RBI’s present approach is akin to cutting the feet to fit the shoes, as almost all the banks will be forced to show ‘losses’ in view of inflated NPA figures.

Chennai

The long-drawn Cauvery waters dispute among the four southern States will go down in the annals of Indian judicial history as one where the directives of the courts from time to time have been breached with impunity (Tamil Nadu to file contempt plea on Cauvery scheme’, March 30). The Tamil Nadu Government is left with no other option than to file a contempt plea to save its face. Given that the BJP and Congress have high stakes in Karnataka and nothing to lose in Tamil Nadu, the State is deprived of firm support from national parties to its just cause.

After Karnataka had ignored its earlier directives, and now with the Centre also failing to formulate a scheme as directed by the Supreme Court within the stipulated time, the apex court may be wondering whether its writ still runs on this vexed issue. Since it is apparent that there is no meeting point between the warring States and whoever is at the Centre prefers to play vote bank politics, the apex court should constitute a panel comprising retired judges and experts on the subject to monitor the implementation of its order to ensure equitable distribution of water till a consensus is arrived at .

Chennai

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