India, May 27 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded a judicial inquiry and a special probe into an alleged "massive tampering" of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board exam results, questioning why Prime Minister Narendra Modi hadn't spoken on the issue.

In a video message on X, Gandhi attacked the government over the selection of a Hyderabad-based firm in the board's digital evaluation process, a move that has triggered an On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy. He said CBSE skipped background checks, bypassed rules to award the contract to the firm and alleged a nexus between the company's management and the government.

CBSE promptly denied the allegations.

"CBSE rejects the alle...