Rahul Gandhi urges independent probe of CBSE result issue

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an independent judicial investigation into alleged irregularities in the evaluation of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination results, accusing the government of a deliberate conspiracy. The allegations center on the company awarded the contract for the board's digital evaluation system.

In social media posts on Wednesday, Gandhi claimed there had been massive tampering in the CBSE results, leaving millions of students and their parents in shock. He directly questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accountability on the issue. The opposition leader called for the immediate formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe what he termed an "entire scam."

Gandhi focused his allegations on COEMPT EduTeck, the firm contracted to implement the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. He asserted that the company previously operated under the name Globarena and was involved in a similar controversy in Telangana in 2019. He questioned why the contract was awarded despite this history, alleging a lack of proper background checks by the CBSE.

He posed a series of questions regarding the contract award process, asking under whose...