New Delhi, March 24: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today warned against the capture of the country’s education system by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying it will prove to be very dangerous for the country.
Addressing a united gathering of student organisations of various Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Mr Gandhi said, the RSS was bent on destroying the education system of the country. He cautioned against the RSS grabbing the education system, saying it will destroy not only the education system, but the country as a whole.
Mr Gandhi observed that all the Vice Chancellors in various Central universities were the nominees of the RSS and very soon this was going to be the fate of the state universities, which needs to be prevented from happening.
He said, if the RSS is allowed to capture the education system, there will be no jobs and no employment. He added, PM Modi’s model is to give the country’s wealth to a few select industrialists, and hand over all the institutions to the RSS.
Mr Gandhi maintained that various INDIA bloc partners may have certain differences of opinion as far as their ideologies or policies are concerned, but they were united and unanimous about defending the education system of the country. He said, they will all fight against the RSS together. “We will never compromise on defending the education system of the country”, he asserted amidst thundering applause by the students who had gathered here from across the country.
The demands of the INDIA bloc’s student organisations include addressing crucial issues such as paper leaks, holding of university elections, and withdrawal of the National Education Policy and the UGC draft regulations on faculty appointments.
The senior Congress leader congratulated the students for coming together to defend the education system in the country. He exhorted them to take this fight to every corner of the country. He assured them whenever and wherever they will need him, he will always be there.
