Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday dismissed reports of a fresh question paper leak, after purported photographs of a geography paper went viral on social media.
The official claimed that it was an “attempt to disrupt the entire atmosphere.
Two cases of question paper leak of class 10 exams conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Assam, (SEBA) have come to light earlier this week, leading to the cancellation of both exams.
Meanwhile, the first page of the geography question paper started doing rounds on social media, since around 11 am on Saturday, leading to panic among the aspirants.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Education Minister Ranoj Pegu quickly dismissed the purported leak of geography paper, the exam for which is scheduled on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, CM wrote, “It appears that certain groups of people are attempting to disrupt the entire atmosphere by fabricating false leaks of the High School Leaving Certificate exam papers. @assampolice will investigate the matter to ascertain the identities of the groups and take appropriate actions.”
“The Geography Question Paper circulated in social media allegedly of leak is fake. SEBA authority has confirmed that it is fake. Instructed concerned officer to lodge FIR in Police station”, Education minister tweeted.
