Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Center, claiming that the central government has ensured that marginalized students, those belonging to the scheduled Caste and Tribe, do not have access to education.
“In the BJP / RSS view of India, Adivasis and Dalits should not have access to education. Stopping scholarships for SC-ST students is their way of justifying their means, ”Gandhi tweeted.
Gandhi’s tweet cited a report that said scholarships for 60 lakh SC students are stagnant due to the end of core funding. The All India Post Matric Scholarship Program for SC provides financial assistance of approximately Rs 18,000 per year to SC students from class 11 and 12, in order to help them complete their education.
The report indicated that the plan was pending cabinet approval for nearly a year and was also discussed in detail with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The congressional leader, who has constantly attacked the government on his Twitter on topics ranging from the economy to laws and policies, had recently said that the Indian economy is in recession for the first time under Prime Minister Modi.
Gandhi’s tweet came after data showed India’s gross domestic product or GDP contracted 7.5 percent in the July-September quarter after the economy contracted a record 23.9 percent. percent in the last quarter. He also blamed the prime minister’s arrogance for the ongoing uproar of the farmers’ march over three farm reform laws, saying: “Our motto was’ Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, ‘but today a soldier opposes the farmer because the arrogance of Prime Minister Modi. This is very dangerous “.
He had also attacked the Center for the agitation of farmers and said: “The prime minister should have remembered that whenever the ego hits the truth, it is defeated. No government in the world can stop farmers fighting for the truth. The Modi government has to accept the demands of the farmers and the black laws will have to be withdrawn. This is just the beginning!”
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