During the meet the opposition today, members of the opposition party pointed out that the government’s approach to the leakage of English Paper II for class XII was a case of ‘national administration and governance failure’.
The Opposition said that the best way that could have been adopted was to re-conduct the examination. The Panbang MP, Dorji Wangdi, said such a case never occurred before and the decision taken by the government would cause irreparable damage to the life and career of many children.
“The indecision and undue delay has let the whole matter to become very complicated, it was a sheer disregard and insensitivity to the life and career of our children,” Dorji Wangdi said.
He also added, while it was important to identify and mete out due punishment to the culprit of the leakage, it was more important still that the government take full responsibility for the serious failure.
Highlighting the importance of the examination, MP Zangley Dukpa said that class XII was one of the most critical stages in the life of a student, as it “opens the threshold to many opportunities both within and outside the country”.
