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Muslim NEET Aspirants Face Trouble At Exam Centers For Wearing Hijab

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NEET aspirants from Rajasthan were stopped at the entrance of the examination center for wearing a hijab, students from Maharashtra claimed that their hijabs were removed outside the examination hall.

Mumbai: Several Muslim girls who turned up for the 2022 National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) exams in Rajasthanโ€™s Kota and Maharashtraโ€™s Washim on Sunday,17th July faced difficulties because they wore hijab.

In Kota, Muslim students were asked to remove their hijabs at the entrance of the Modi College. This led to a dispute between the students and the police outside the center. The observer was called and the students were allowed to enter the premises after they signed a written application promising that any sort of wrongdoing during the examination would be the observerโ€™s responsibility.

A few students from Washim were forced to remove their hijabs before taking the exams, while students from Kota were allowed to appear for the test after an argument. About six students, including Iram Mohammad Zakir and Ariba Saman Azhar Hussain, complained of the administrative officers and exam centre officials misbehaving and forcing them to remove their hijabs. In Washim, the girls were called out of the examination hall at the Matoshri Shantabai Gote College Mahavidyalaya and their hijabs were forcibly removed else they were barred from attempting the test.

This angered the Muslim community and a large crowd gathered outside the campus. The police superintendent appointed a safety force separate from the college in order to protect other students.

NEET Guidelines :

As per the official guidelines of the National Testing Agency (NTA),  the candidates are advised to dress casually and weather-appropriate when appearing for the tests. However, avoid clothing with a lot of light colors, especially if you have sleeves. This is important during the NEET examination. The aspirants are not allowed to wear shoes.While students can wear customary or culturally appropriate outfits, they must report to the NEET exam centre at least two hours prior to the reporting time in order to allow proper checking.

 

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New Delhi: Itโ€™s July 18th today and the election for the presidential poll is underway. Votes are being cast by MPs and MLAs at Parliament as well as different state legislative assemblies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former PM Manmohan Singh have already cast their votes. Several other MLAs and MPs are casting their vote to elect the next President of India.

In all, around 4,800 MPs and MLAs will cast their votes till 5 pm on Monday to elect the 15th President of India. The counting of votes will take place on July 21 while the next President will take oath on July 25.

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On the other hand, the Oppositionโ€™s candidate is Yashwant Sinha. A veteran politician who was a minister in the first NDA govt led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee is contesting against Murmu for the top post. Once a senior leader of the party, Sinha grew critical of the BJP during the Modi era and left the party to form his own forum called Rashtra Manch. Last year he joined Mamata Banerjeeโ€™s TMC. Ahead of the Presidential election, he left the party.

Who has more support?

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Parties supporting Draupadi Murmu:

 

 

Parties supporting Yashwant Sinha:

 

 

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Well, the process of electing the president of India is complex and unlike General or Rajya Sabha elections. Unlike the Prime Minister who is elected by the LokSabha MPs who are in turn elected from among the people, the President of India is elected through an electoral college.

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Apart from MPโ€™s, MLAs of all the state legislative assemblies are eligible to vote. Here again, MLCs cannot vote.

This was about electors. The process gets a little more complex from here on. Not every member has the same value for his vote. MPs have different values for their vote, whereas MLAs have different values.

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How is the value of the vote counted?

The formula to calculate the value of votes for MPs is different from that of MLAs.

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