New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday deliberately delayed his transit to his official residence after landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, prioritizing smooth traffic movement for students appearing in the national medical entrance re-examination. Sources revealed that upon his arrival from Kolkata at approximately 1:15 PM, the Prime Minister elected to stay back at the airport terminal rather than immediately initiating his motorcade journey toward Lok Kalyan Marg.
Knowing that the high-stakes National Eligibility cum Entrance Test was set to commence across the capital at 2:00 PM, the Prime Minister chose to halt his departure until all aspirants had safely entered their evaluation halls. This decision successfully prevented any standard VIP traffic restrictions or roadblocks from disrupting the tight commute schedules of the students heading to their respective test venues. The Prime Minister was traveling back to Delhi following a comprehensive two-day tour of Odisha and West Bengal, where his itinerary had included leading the national celebrations for the International Day of Yoga in Kolkata earlier that morning.
The widespread re-examination is being organized by the National Testing Agency to manage admissions into undergraduate medical colleges following the cancellation of the initial May 3 assessment over paper leak allegations. Executed under strict surveillance guidelines, Sunday’s test took place between 2:00 PM and 5:15 PM. The massive academic operation was conducted simultaneously across 5,440 designated centres spanning 551 domestic cities alongside 14 specialized international locations.
