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Congress alleges MP police threats before Rahul Gandhi event
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold a student programme called ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ in Indore on Saturday.
The programme will discuss problems students face.
These problems include exam paper leaks, uncertain recruitment, and rising education costs.
The Congress says police threatened some coaching-centre operators before the event.
It alleges that the operators were made to sign statements about student safety.
The statements reportedly placed responsibility for the students on the coaching centres.
Congress leader Pawan Khera called this intimidation.
The article does not include a response from the Madhya Pradesh Police.
The Congress alleged that Madhya Pradesh Police threatened coaching-centre operators in Indore.
The alleged pressure came before Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme on Saturday.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said operators were forced to sign student-safety statements.
The statements allegedly made coaching centres responsible for the safety of attending students.
Khera described the alleged actions as intimidation rather than routine security arrangements.
- Who
- The Congress, Rahul Gandhi, Pawan Khera, Madhya Pradesh Police, coaching-centre operators, and students.
- What
- The Congress alleged that police threatened coaching-centre operators and pressured them to sign student-safety statements before Rahul Gandhi’s event.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The event is scheduled for Saturday; no specific date is provided.
- Why
- The event aims to raise concerns about paper leaks, recruitment uncertainty, and rising education costs.
Key facts
- Event
- Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ student outreach programme
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Scheduled timing
- Saturday
- Alleged conduct
- Police allegedly threatened coaching-centre operators
- Signed statements
- Operators were allegedly made to accept responsibility for attending students’ safety
- Congress spokesperson
- Pawan Khera
- Issues addressed
- Paper leaks, recruitment uncertainty, and rising education costs
Quotes
Pawan Khera
Congress Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson
“Coaching centre operators are being threatened. They are being forced to sign statements saying that the responsibility for the safety of students attending the programme will be theirs.”
indianexpress.com
“a complete chain of intimidation”
indianexpress.com
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