Hours after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rejected the claims made by the Opposition Leader, Rahul Gandhi, regarding the award of the contract to COEMPT Edutech, calling them ‘erroneous, misleading, and not based on facts’, he hit back at the board, asking why the Education Minister and the CBSE are unable to answer the four simple questions asked by him.

“A denial is not an answer. Why are the Education Minister and CBSE unable to answer the four simple questions I have asked?”

“The future of 18.5 lakh students has been put in jeopardy. They deserve the truth,” Rahul said in his latest tweet.

The confrontation began on May 27, when Rahul Gandhi posted a tweet via his X handle, asserting that massive tampering occurred in the CBSE exam results, leaving millions of children across the country and their parents in shock.

He then targeted the current government for failing so many students and taking no responsibility for the same. “No answers, no accountability, no shame,” his tweet added.

He also asked questions related to the contract given to COEMPT, and the rules and procedures bypassed to award this contract to the company. “COEMPT had already been embroiled in controversies under the name Globarena. Why didn't CBSE know about it? Why weren't background checks done?” Rahul questioned.

The opposition leader further objected to the link between COEMPT's management and the BJP.

Responding to the claims made by him, CBSE put up a post on the microblogging site X that read, “CBSE rejects the allegations regarding the award of the contract to Coempt Edutech. It is erroneous, misleading, and not based on facts.”

“CBSE has followed the General Financial Rules protocols scrupulously in the awarding of the contract to the agency. CBSE floated the RFP for Digital Evaluation of Answer Books for Board Exams 2026 on the Central Public Procurement portal on 28.08.2025 and awarded the contract to the qualified bidder,” the tweet concluded.

Subsequently, the opposition leader pulled up the Education Minister and CBSE for not responding to the queries put forth by him.

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