Kerala’s secular society will not allow NEP implementation, says CPI(M) State secretariat
The CPI(M) State secretariat in Kerala has vowed to block the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), labeling it an agenda of the Sangh Parivar. The party accused the UDF of hypocrisy regarding their stance on the PM SHRI scheme and emphasized the state's commitment to a secular curriculum.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing ideological conflict between state-level governments and the central government regarding educational policy and secularism in India.
Alleging a Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deal behind Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s decision to go ahead with the PM SHRI scheme, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State secretariat said here on Wednesday that Kerala’s secular society will not allow the National Education Policy (NEP), ‘which is the agenda of the Sangh Parivar,’ to be implemented in the State like it was done in other Congress-ruled States.
The article focuses heavily on the CPI(M)'s perspective and criticisms of the opposition and central government policies.
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