Key Takeaways
- The Bihar government rescheduled an exam to be held on Good Friday after concerns from the Christian community.
- Goa BJP leader Savio Rodrigues intervened in the matter to find a solution.
- The Bihar Governor promptly acted on Savio Rodrigues‘ request and rescheduled the exam.
The Christian community in Bihar was concerned about exams scheduled on Good Friday on March 29, 2024. Goa BJP leader Savio Rodrigues intervened to find a solution.
In an official circular, it was notified by the Bihar Education Project Council, that the annual examinations of the students of standards I to IV and standards VI and VII, in all the government and government-aided elementary schools of Bihar, were to take place from March 21 to March 28, 2024. Additionally, it was informed that while the remaining schedule would be followed, only the examinations scheduled to take place on March 25 would be held on March 30, and more importantly, the examination to be held earlier on March 30 would be held on March 29, 2024.
This schedule of the examinations caused major concern among the followers of the Christian faith in Bihar as March 29 marks Good Friday. As a reason, the Christian leaders of the Bihar BJP approached Rodrigues and asked him for a solution.
Good Friday is the most solemn prayerful day of the Indian Christian community. It is my earnest appeal in all humility to @NitishKumar to take this religious sensitivity into consideration and resolve this concern with an alternate schedule. @rajendraarlekar @clement_sah pic.twitter.com/Mmu2Eip0vl
— Savio Rodrigues 🇮🇳 (@PrinceArihan) March 20, 2024
Taking to Twitter, Rodrigues said, ‘Good Friday is the most solemn prayerful day of the Indian Christian community. It is my earnest appeal in all humility to Nitish Kumar to take this religious sensitivity into consideration, and resolve this concern with an alternate schedule.’
After the Goa BJP leader’s appeal to the Bihar Governor, Rajendra Arlekar, the concerns of the Christians of Bihar were quickly resolved, and thanking the Bihar Governor, Rodrigues said, ‘My sincere appreciation to the governor of Bihar for promptly acting on my request to urge the CM of Bihar to resolve the concern of the Christian community in the state, and to reschedule the exam to be held on Good Friday, March 29, 2024.’
My sincere appreciation to the Governor of Bihar @rajendraarlekar for promptly acting to my request to urge the CM of Bihar @NitishKumar to resolve the concern of the Christian community in the state and to reschedule the exam to be held on Good Friday March 29th 2024. I was… pic.twitter.com/oRXOUBdf0a
— Savio Rodrigues 🇮🇳 (@PrinceArihan) March 21, 2024
‘I was approached by Christians in Bihar from the BJP to intervene on the concern and find a solution. I am glad that I could assist the community.’, added Rodrigues.
