Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao demanded answers from the Union government over the CBSE marks fiasco. He also alleged that the company linked to the controversy figured in the 2019 Telangana Intermediate results debacle.
In a statement on Saturday, KTR praised Class 12 students who questioned alleged irregularities in the evaluation process. He said they were right to demand accountability from authorities. He added that students and parents deserved transparency and fairness when their academic future was at stake.
KTR claimed that Globarena, the company linked to the current CBSE marks fiasco, also played a role in the Telangana Intermediate results controversy in 2019.
“It is unfortunate that Globarena, the same company that botched the Telangana Intermediate results in 2019, appears to have merely changed its name and gone on to secure an even bigger contract from the CBSE, only to create a much larger chaos affecting students across the country,” he said.
CBSE marks fiasco revives Telangana controversy
Recalling the response of the previous BRS government, KTR said it formed a three-member committee to investigate the 2019 Telangana Intermediate results issue. He said the government acted on the committee’s findings. It removed the officials concerned and initiated legal action against Globarena.
“For the record, when the Globarena fiasco happened in Telangana, the BRS government did not look the other way. We constituted a committee, acted on its findings, removed the responsible officials and took the company to court,” KTR said.
KTR further alleged that the CBSE Board ignored the company’s controversial history. He claimed the board continued to engage an organisation with a questionable track record.
According to KTR, CBSE repeatedly changed rules and procedures to accommodate the firm. He said those decisions had put the future of lakhs of students at risk.
Therefore, KTR demanded an explanation from the Union government and the Union Education Ministry.
“The Union government must answer for this mess. The Education Minister must explain why authorities entrusted a company with such a history with a responsibility that affects millions of students,” he said.