New Delhi, May 26 -- Amidst growing nationwide outrage over the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) new On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation process, Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday assured students and parents that the government is treating the matter with the highest priority.

Speaking to reporters on the ongoing controversy, where students have flagged issues ranging from mismatched answer sheets to technical glitches in the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, the Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Paswan stated that the Education Department is working "tirelessly" to resolve the crisis.

"The government will not allow any kind of tampering with the future of children," the Union Minister asserted. "...