Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of Congress, held a protest march to the General Education Directorate on Thursday in connection with the recent leak of question papers of the Class 10 half-yearly examinations. 

The KSU activists faced water cannons, clashed with police personnel deployed to prevent them from reaching the directorate, and climbed on top of barricades set up to block them. They shouted slogans against the Left government and state General Education Minister V Sivankutty, accusing them of being in cahoots with private tuition centres.

The KSU activists claimed that these question paper leaks were happening regularly as such incidents allegedly occurred last year as well, reported PTI.

On Tuesday, Sivankutty assured that a comprehensive investigation was underway regarding the paper leak. Portions of the exam paper were found on a YouTube channel, and stringent measures are being taken in response, he had said.

The General Education department has formed a six-member committee to investigate the incident. The committee has been instructed to submit its report within one month. Additionally, the police will also conduct an investigation.

The decision was taken during a meeting of senior officials from the Education Department following the leak of portions of an exam question paper on a YouTube channel.