<p>Chief Ministers of seven opposition states are planning to jointly move the Supreme Court, seeking a review of the NEET-JEE examinations scheduled to be held in September.</p>.<p>Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry decided to move the Supreme Court at a meeting convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The proposal to move the Supreme Court was mooted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and agreed upon by other chief ministers attending the meeting through video-conferencing.</p>.<p>“Let us go to the Supreme Court. Let us talk about this matter. This is a mental agony for students. I have not seen so many atrocities in a democracy. The situation is very serious. We have to speak up for the children,” Banerjee said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the Opposition has to decide whether it has to live in fear or fight it out.</p>.<p>“We have to decide <em>darna hai ki ladna hai</em> (whether we live in fear or fight it out). There is no point in holding a mere discussion. It is time for action. There is a lot of power with the common man,” Thackeray said.</p>.<p>“I agree, we should work together,” Gandhi said.</p>.<p>Chief Ministers Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhatisgarh), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan) and V Narayanasamy (Puducherry) concurred with Banerjee.</p>.<p>Soren suggested meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi or President Ram Nath Kovind before moving the Supreme Court, but Banerjee pointed out that the NEET/JEE examinations were just a week away and it would be prudent to move the apex Court given the urgency of the situation.</p>.<p>Amarinder concurred that all the Chief Ministers attending the meeting should jointly move the Supreme Court and file a review petition on the order to hold NEET-JEE examinations.</p>
<p>Chief Ministers of seven opposition states are planning to jointly move the Supreme Court, seeking a review of the NEET-JEE examinations scheduled to be held in September.</p>.<p>Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry decided to move the Supreme Court at a meeting convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The proposal to move the Supreme Court was mooted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and agreed upon by other chief ministers attending the meeting through video-conferencing.</p>.<p>“Let us go to the Supreme Court. Let us talk about this matter. This is a mental agony for students. I have not seen so many atrocities in a democracy. The situation is very serious. We have to speak up for the children,” Banerjee said.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the Opposition has to decide whether it has to live in fear or fight it out.</p>.<p>“We have to decide <em>darna hai ki ladna hai</em> (whether we live in fear or fight it out). There is no point in holding a mere discussion. It is time for action. There is a lot of power with the common man,” Thackeray said.</p>.<p>“I agree, we should work together,” Gandhi said.</p>.<p>Chief Ministers Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Hemant Soren (Jharkhand), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhatisgarh), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan) and V Narayanasamy (Puducherry) concurred with Banerjee.</p>.<p>Soren suggested meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi or President Ram Nath Kovind before moving the Supreme Court, but Banerjee pointed out that the NEET/JEE examinations were just a week away and it would be prudent to move the apex Court given the urgency of the situation.</p>.<p>Amarinder concurred that all the Chief Ministers attending the meeting should jointly move the Supreme Court and file a review petition on the order to hold NEET-JEE examinations.</p>
