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Murli Manohar Joshi Says Student Demands Must Be Heard
Murli Manohar Joshi said students should be listened to when they raise reasonable concerns.
He said using batons is not the right way to solve problems.
He compared students to children who should be heard with care.
Joshi also spoke about the National Education Policy 2020.
He said it is too soon to know how well the policy is working.
It is still being put into practice.
The article says he had raised similar concerns two months earlier.
Those earlier concerns came during protests after the NEET question paper was leaked.
Murli Manohar Joshi said legitimate student demands should be heard sympathetically.
He criticised the use of batons, saying force cannot solve students’ problems.
Joshi said students should be treated with understanding, like children raising concerns with a parent.
He said it was too early to assess the National Education Policy 2020 because implementation is ongoing.
The article notes that Joshi voiced similar concerns two months earlier amid protests after the NEET question paper leak.
- Who
- BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi
- What
- He urged authorities to hear students’ legitimate demands sympathetically and criticised the use of batons.
- Where
- New Delhi
- When
- Thursday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Joshi said listening to students is necessary to address their problems and that force cannot provide a solution.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Murli Manohar Joshi, described as a veteran BJP leader
- Comments
- Students’ reasonable demands should be heard with sympathy
- Use of force
- Joshi said using batons was inappropriate and would not solve problems
- Education policy
- Joshi said it was too early to assess the National Education Policy 2020
- Policy status
- Implementation of NEP 2020 was still underway, he said
- Earlier remarks
- The article says Joshi voiced similar concerns two months earlier amid protests following the NEET question paper leak
Quotes
Murli Manohar Joshi
Veteran BJP leader
“Reasonable or legitimate demands of students should always be heard and should be heard with a great deal of sympathy. This method of using batons is not appropriate. You can never find a solution this way. If there are problems, listen to them. They are our children.”
thehansindia.com
“NEP 2020 is new. It has not been in place for very long. The implementation is still underway, so what can we say about it at this stage? It is only the beginning. What its results would be, we would know later.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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