HSC Examinees Storm Into Secretariat, Demand Cancellation Of Exams

Hundreds of students have stormed the Secretariat demanding the cancellation of the remaining Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams.

They entered the Secretariat through gate no 5, ignoring police barricades around 2pm on Tuesday. 

They brought a rickshaw equipped with a loudspeaker, through which they broadcast their various demands.

The students then positioned themselves in front of building 6. 

At one point, they sat down and chanted slogans such as “Our demands must be met, must be met, must be met”; “My brother is in the hospital, why are we in the exam hall.”

Police stationed at the Secretariat gates have taken refuge in a safe area.

An on-duty police officer, who wished to remain anonymous, said: ‘This is not how duties should be performed.”

Another witness said, “It’s unimaginable that students could enter a crucial place like the Secretariat in this manner! To my knowledge, this is the first time any group has infiltrated the Secretariat like this.”