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CBSE transfers top officials amid On Screen Marking row, Opposition targets Dharmendra Pradhan and the Centre as probe continues.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan | File photo: PTI
Shortly after CBSE’s chairman and secretary was transferred amid the On-Screen Marking system row, the Opposition has demanded stricter action and resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
In a post on X, Indian National Congress said: “The entire responsibility for the irregularities in CBSE lies with the Ministry of Education, and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is accountable for this.”
“The contract to a corrupt company like COEMPT was awarded under the oversight of Dharmendra Pradhan and the Modi government. The Modi government cannot escape its accountability through these petty actions,” it said.
Meanwhile, the COEMPT and CBSE have denied any corruption despite the ongoing the probe ordered by the Centre.
The Centre on Tuesday transferred the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman and Secretary, while constituting a one-man inquiry committee to probe the matter.
The development came amid an escalating controversy over the board’s newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. Amid mounting backlash over the OSM controversy, the CBSE on Tuesday opened a re-evaluation portal for students.
After Singh’s transfer, senior IAS officer Lokhande Sitaram has been appointed as the Chairman of CBSE.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also slammed the government’s move to transfer and accused the government of a “cover-up”
He said: “Officials removed. Minister spared. This isn’t accountability—it’s a cover-up. If the Prime Minister cared about the 18.5 million CBSE students—Dharmendra Pradhan ji would have been removed long ago.”
Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has also called for stricter action while accusing the Modi government of “protecting the officials”.
“What? CBSE Chairman and Secretary transferred? Bas? Is that govt’s response to such a huge scandal? Is that a punishment or protection?,” he wrote on X.
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