Congress targets Modi government over ‘broken education system’ on Teachers’ Day
Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi criticized the Modi government's education policies on Teachers' Day. They alleged that the current administration has caused a decline in school enrollment and increased student suicide rates.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political debate regarding the state of India's public education system and the effectiveness of government reforms.
The top Congress leadership used the occasion of National Teachers’ Day, commemorating former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary, to highlight what they described as the “broken education system” under the Narendra Modi government.
In a post on social media platform X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge posted a 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.
Modi Govt 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. pic.twitter.com/E7bwuOcnk8
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