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- On National Teachers' Day, senior Congress leaders including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi criticised the Narendra Modi government's handling of India's education system.
- Kharge shared a video on X alleging an 80% jump in student suicides, the closure of 94,000 schools, 2.26 crore children out of enrolment, and faculty vacancies at the IITs, among other claims.
- Rahul Gandhi called for a system where every student has equal access to quality education.
- The leaders also paid tribute to former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose birth anniversary the day commemorates.
What to watch next
- Whether the government or the BJP responds to the specific figures cited by Kharge
- Whether Congress builds these claims into a broader education-focused campaign
- Independent verification of the cited education statistics
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Rahul Gandhi
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“Today, India’s education system poses several serious questions before us. Together, we must build a system where every student has access to equal opportunities, quality education, and a bright future,”
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…hard-hitting video presentation arguing that the education sector had all but collapsed in the past 12 years, while his party colleague, Rahul Gandhi, urged teachers to ensure that everyone received equal opportunity. “ Today, India’s education system poses several serious questions before us. Together, we must build a system where every student has access to equal opportunities, quality education, and a bright future, ” Mr. Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said in a post on X. He also paid tribute to India’s second President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, after whom the day is celebrated, on his birth anniversary.…
Mallikarjun Kharge
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“Modi government has paralysed and systematically gutted education over the last 12 years. The future of an entire generation of India’s youth has been recklessly destroyed & sacrificed”
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…Kharge, citing various news reports and other sources, alleged that there had been an 80% jump in student suicides under the Modi government and that 1.23 lakh students had taken their own lives during this period. “ Modi government has paralysed and systematically gutted education over the last 12 years. The future of an entire generation of India’s youth has been recklessly destroyed & sacrificed ,” Mr. Kharge said in a post on X, along with the video graphics. The Congress chief said 94,000 schools had been shut during the tenure of the Modi government, 2.26 crore children had been wiped out of enrolment, the…
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Named India · Indian Institutes of Technology · Lok Sabha · Congress · Jairam Ramesh · Mallikarjun Kharge · Narendra Modi · Rahul Gandhi · Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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