Rahul Gandhi launches nationwide ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign in Kota against education system, next stop is Allahabad. Today’s news
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi launched a nationwide campaign on Wednesday and organized his first major rally called ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj Maha Rally’ in Rajasthan’s Kota.
Congress on Wednesday said, ‘Students’ echo will rise from Kota Mega Rally’ ✊ To amplify the voice of the youth and demand accountability from those responsible for the paper leaks, people’s leader Rahul Gandhi Ji will come…”
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Where will the next gatherings be held?
Launched in Kota on Wednesday, the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ campaign will be held at the following locations:
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What will happen during the campaign?
Launching the campaign from Kota, Rahul Gandhi will meet students and discuss their concerns and aspirations, the report added.
“Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will lead a national education campaign to amplify the pain of Indian students, demand accountability with the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and start a conversation about building a better future for young Indians,” the statement said.
According to Wednesday’s announcement, the campaign will include protests, public education and debates across the country and in parliament.
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A statement issued in connection with the campaign said it seeks to highlight student issues in India, including “crushing coaching fees, paper leaks that wipe out years of preparation overnight, fewer places with higher fees and a degree that no longer guarantees a job”.
The campaign will later spread across the country under the leadership of Congress organizations including the NSUI and the Youth Congress. Rahul Gandhi is also scheduled to address conventions in Allahabad, Patna and Delhi as part of the awareness programme.
The release added: “Save education, save your future.”
At the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ rally, Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi said, “I am very happy and honored to be standing here… The reason I have come and I want to make it absolutely clear is that this is not a political meeting. This is a meeting about you, the young people who are fighting to secure their future.”
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What is the focus of Rahul Gandhi’s campaign?
Rahul Gandhi’s website states that “Chhatron Ki Goonj” is a nationwide student movement “demanding an end to India’s exploitative education system”.
The campaign will focus on India’s education system and highlight issues like NEET-UG exam paper leaks, recruitment irregularities and problems faced by students and job seekers, news agency ANI reported.
The report claimed that “NEET and CBSE cheating is the tip of the iceberg, beneath which is the deliberate dismantling of the entire Indian education system through privatisation, centralization and sanghification”.
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The report also cited concerns over public spending, claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cut education spending from “4.7 percent of the budget a decade ago to 2.4 percent today” and the alleged closure of “nearly one million government schools.”
It also stated that “a household earning 2,000,000,000 a year can spend 40 percent of its income on education,” adding that “29.1 percent of graduates are unemployed and student suicide has increased by 65 percent in ten years.”
