Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday wrote an open letter on the central government’s decision to move forward with JEE (Main) and NEET that are scheduled in September.

The Joint Entrance Examination for admission to engineering courses is scheduled to be held from September 1 to 6. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for admission to medical courses is scheduled on September 13. Both the exams are being held at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging through the country. 

In his letter, the SP chief wrote that the Bhartiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre is unnecessarily putting the students’ health at risk.

“Funny and illogical things are being spread by the BJP that when people can come out for other work, why can’t they give exams? It has forgotten that people are moving out in compulsion and even those who want to stay at home to save themselves are now being forced to come out of their homes in the name of examinations,” Yadav wrote.

He asked who will be held responsible if students contract the infection.

He claimed that the BJP is only concerned about people who vote for it.

“It appears that the BJP has come to know that the youth dealing with unemployment problem would no longer vote for them therefore, it is acting in a revengeful manner against the youth and their guardians,” Yadav alleged.

Seven chief ministers of non-BJP ruled states on Wednesday decided to jointly move the Supreme Court, demanding postponement of the two exams.

India is the third-worst hit nation by the coronavirus. It has reported 3,310,235 COVID-19 cases and 60,472