Sonia Gandhi, the former Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP, raised significant concerns about the central government's education policy. In an article, she criticized the government's three-pronged agenda, claiming it harms the education sector. Gandhi alleged that the Modi government is using education to further the RSS and BJP's ideological agenda, with compromises being made in appointments for educators and administrators, prioritizing ideology over merit. She also accused the government of removing parts of history from the curriculum, including references to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and certain aspects of the Mughal era. Gandhi called for an end to what she referred to as the "killing" of India's education system.In response, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended the changes, arguing that India's education system must undergo reform to align with the country's needs. He emphasized the importance of "Indianization" of education, asserting that the colonial-era system should be overhauled for a more relevant and nationalistic approach.
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00:00Congress's ex-president, Rajya Sabha's chancellor has raised many questions on the central government's education policy.
00:06He has raised questions on the education system and has asked many important questions to the Modi government.
00:10Sonia Gandhi has accused the government by writing that the government's three-pronged agenda is harming the education sector.
00:16She has accused that the government is pressuring the communal movement to fulfil the RSS-BJP's educational agenda.
00:23She has accused the government of compromising on the quality of the teachers and important educational institutions.
00:32She has also claimed that Mahatma Gandhi's murder has been removed from the history books.
00:37Some parts of the Mughal era have also been removed from the history books.
00:41She has also claimed that the education system in India should be shut down.
00:45Sonia Gandhi has written in her letter that due to the increase in privatisation,
00:49approximately 89,000 government schools have been shut down since 2014 and approximately 43,000 private schools have been opened.
00:57We are telling you what Sonia Gandhi has written in her letter.
01:03She has accused the central government of harming the education system and has said that the three-pronged agenda is harming the education system.
01:44Sonia Gandhi has written in her letter that due to the increase in privatisation,
01:50approximately 89,000 government schools have been shut down since 2014 and approximately 43,000 private schools have been opened.
01:56She has accused the central government of harming the education system and has said that the three-pronged agenda is harming the education system.
01:59The education system should be shut down.
02:01The education system which the British have manipulated and used to enslave our country,
02:09should be shut down.
02:11Until we change the education system here, we cannot rule India.
02:17The education system that came to India at that time was to enslave Indians.
02:23If there is a change in the education system and it is being implemented in India,
02:28then there is no reason for anyone to be sad.
02:31Any patriot will say that it should be implemented in India.
02:37I feel that Sonia Gandhi should know about this and should fully support Indian education.
02:47Eknath Shinde's leader Raju Waghumare has also expressed his opinion on Sonia Gandhi's letter.
02:52He has claimed that he has not seen any kind of agenda in education.
02:57Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has written a letter in which she has said that
03:01the present government of BJP and the rest of the people are taking out the history of Mughal Empire from education.
03:09They are taking out that part of Mahatma Gandhi's murder from education.
03:12So, they are running a different kind of agenda.
03:15I feel that Sonia Gandhi's feeding is wrong.
03:20History is being taught the same way as it was taught to us after BJP came to power 10 years ago.
03:33History is being taught the same way to everyone.
03:35If there is a little less or more in any book, then it does not mean anything.
03:42If we take out the history of Mughal Empire, then who did our kings fight against?
03:50They did not fight against themselves.
03:52So, who did they fight against and why did they fight against?
03:55If history shows that Mughal Empire is going to come, then it is wrong.
04:03Our correspondent Jalindra has joined us on the phone line.
04:07Jalindra, it was natural that the protests would come and now they are coming.
04:12Devendra Fadnavis has said that there should be an Indianization.
04:16We should move forward and include important things.
04:19So, what Sonia Gandhi has said about this is wrong.
04:24See, Sonia Gandhi has used very harsh words in her letter.
04:29She has accused that education should be increased in the last 10 years.
04:33In addition to this, she has also accused that the government, whether it is NEP or UGC rules draft,
04:44all the government's rights have been restricted.
04:47And after that, she has also said that the history of Mughals has been reduced.
04:56Sonia Gandhi has also said that education should be stopped in the last 10 years.
05:01It is a matter of surprise that there will be an Indianization.
05:04And Jalindra Fadnavis is saying the same thing.
05:07Because BJP's statement that all changes are being made,
05:11it is said that education is being made Indian and the empty languages are being increased.
05:17This is what BJP says under the government.
05:19But the government has always tried to put it in a cage.
05:25And in the same context, Sonia Gandhi has said a very harsh attack on the government.
05:30And has accused that education is being increased.
05:33The powers and rights are being kept with us.
05:36And communication is being increased.
05:38This is what BJP and Congress are talking about.
05:42And clearly, the way Sonia Gandhi has surrounded Modi government on education,
05:46in the coming days, Congress is going to raise this issue with more force.
05:52And Modi government is going to do it with more force.
05:55Although, Modi government's NEP, National Education Policy, is being challenged.
06:02And if we leave Tamil Nadu, there has not been much opposition in most of the states.
06:08Modi government is trying to fix this.
06:10But after Sonia Gandhi's statement, it is obvious that Congress is attacking us.
06:13And BJP is also saying the opposite.
06:16Jalindra, thank you very much for all your information.