The “rot” in India’s education system is deep and Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as Education Minister is only the first step in a long journey to restoring its integrity, the Congress said on Thursday.
Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh on X shared a screenshot of a media report claiming that the engineering admissions process in Maharashtra’s premier institutes has come under scrutiny after the surfacing of a scam alleging managed exam centres.
He said that for the last three years, there has been a divergence between the results of the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MH-CET) for engineering and the Class 12 board marks. The toppers in the MH-CET are unable to perform well in their Board exams, Ramesh said.
“Is this due to foul play? Is this due to the growing prevalence of coaching over school-based education? We need to introspect deeply,” the Congress leader said, questioning the growing prevalence of coaching over school-based learning.
The former environment minister said that simply passing a law to create fast-track courts for paper leaks is not the solution, and the move “insults” the sentiments and righteous frustration of the lakhs of youth who have taken to the streets over the last couple of months.
IYC stages protest, seeks Amit Shah's resignation
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Thursday staged a protest in Delhi against the alleged use of force, including pellet guns, on students during the July 20 protest march to Parliament, demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The protesters marched from Kerala House to Jantar Mantar carrying placards and raising slogans against the BJP-led government at the Centre, accusing it of unleashing police excesses on students who had participated in the protest.
Addressing the demonstrators, Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib alleged that the government's response to the student agitation had crossed all democratic limits and demanded accountability for the police action.
Follow us
