WB Board Class 12 Exams Rescheduled, Mamata Banerjee Slams Poll Body

"I would say sorry. We apologise to the student and their families that we couldn't do anything," she said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that Higher Secondary Examinations of the state boards are being rescheduled due to by-elections to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat and the Ballygunge assembly constituency. Questioning why the by-polls were not conducted along with the five state assembly polls, she accused the Election Commission of India of taking directions from the BJP. 

"Whatever BJP suggests, EC schedules election dates accordingly. They are thinking of instigating riots. It is sad, the ECI could have seen the exam schedules before fixing polling dates," she told reporters.

Ms Banerjee added that central security forces will start arriving in the state for the April 12 by-polls and will have to be accommodated in schools. "So, it will be difficult to conduct examinations," she said. 

She claimed that the state Chief Secretary has written a letter to the EC on this issue.