'System' Has Captured Country, Fears Students' Questions: Rahul Gandhi at Chhatron Ki Goonj in Indore
Gandhi said students face a powerful network that blocks questions, while speakers cited paper leaks, vacant teacher posts and frozen recruitments.
- On Saturday, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi held the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, attacking a powerful 'system' he alleged suppresses student voices and questions.
- Gandhi alleged the 'system' promotes 'andhbhakts' while neglecting public education, citing 10 lakh vacant teaching posts and noting 55 per cent of closed schools are in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
- Students raised concerns about recruitment delays, with 13% of appointments kept on hold due to legal disputes; only 14 out of every 100 applicants secure hostel accommodation, reflecting inadequate public investment.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav accused Gandhi of spreading 'falsehoods' and arriving 'unprepared', defending the state's education record by citing the school budget rose to Rs 38,658 crore.
- The event featured testimony from the family of Arpit Jaj, an 18-year-old student from Dewas who died in a Delhi building collapse, with relatives alleging the tragedy resulted from 'system's failure'.
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The programme, part of Gandhi's student outreach initiative that has previously been held in Kota, Dehradun, Prayagraj and Pune, revolved around the theme "System vs Students", with students and aspirants taking the stage to narrate their experiences of delayed examinations, alleged recruitment irregularities, lack of infrastructure, rising education costs and difficulties faced by students from marginalised communities.
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'System' has captured country, fears students' questions: Rahul Gandhi at Chhatron Ki Goonj in Indore
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that a "system" had captured the country and feared students' questions at the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Indore. He raised concerns over vacant teacher posts and school closures, while students highlighted recruitment delays, alleged irregularities in examinations and a shortage of tribal hostels.
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