West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone the JEE and NEET exams due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, saying lives of students should not be put at risk by taking such "unilateral and bureaucratic decisions". DMK President MK Stalin has also urged Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to postpone the test until the spread of Covid-19 was brought under control. The chorus for postponing various examinations, including NEET and JEE, grew louder on Sunday with over 4,000 students observing a day-long hunger strike to press for the demand in view of rising Covid-19 cases.