Bhubaneswar, July 19 -- Expressing concern over the erosion of public trust in the country's examination system, Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik sought an urgent Parliament debate on the issue, along with reforms, accountability and dialogue with peacefully protesting students.
The issue, affecting millions of students across the country, deserved the highest priority in Parliament, Patnaik stated on X on Saturday night.
Five-time Chief Minister Patnaik, who ruled the State from 2000 to 2024, sought for concrete reforms to prevent paper leaks, flawed assessments and other systemic failures, and stressed that accountability must be fixed for what he described as a serious breac...