BJP steps up attack on MLA Harish Gowda over Maharani College programme
The BJP has criticized Congress MLA Harish Gowda for hosting a political event regarding the NEET paper leak at a government college in Chamaraja. Opposition leaders argue that the event misused educational infrastructure and involved students in partisan politics.
Why it matters
The incident reflects ongoing political tensions in India regarding the use of educational institutions for political mobilization and the broader controversy surrounding NEET exams.
A day after a Congress-BJP face-off at Maharani Government PU College over a programme organised by Chamaraja Congress MLA K. Harish Gowda on the alleged NEET paper leak, the BJP on Thursday intensified its attack, accusing the Congress MLA of misusing the college campus and involving students in a “politically organised event”.
Former Chamaraja BJP MLA L. Nagendra alleged that the Congress had turned an educational institution into a political platform under the guise of interacting with students.
Questioning the State government’s stand, Mr. Nagendra asked whether the PU Department would similarly permit the BJP to organise political programmes on college campuses.
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