Archive · 24 Jul 2026
Sonia Gandhi accuses Modi government of treating students as enemies
Sonia Gandhi, the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, has accused the Modi government of treating students who are protesting against examination paper leaks and the decline in the education system as enemies of the nation.
She claims that the government has responded to these peaceful protests with violence and repression, using lathicharges and tear gas on protesters.
Gandhi also alleges that the Modi government has degraded India's education landscape by reducing the budget for public education and privatizing the system, leading to increased costs for families.
She argues that the government has evaded accountability and avoided good-faith conversations on education, refusing to resign despite failures.
The Congress Party demands accountability and education reforms from the government.
Sonia Gandhi accuses the Modi government of treating student protesters as enemies of the nation.
Student protests against examination paper leaks and the decline in the education system have been met with violence and repression.
The Modi government has reduced the budget for public education and privatized the system, leading to increased costs for families.
The government has been accused of evading accountability and avoiding good-faith conversations on education.
The Congress Party demands accountability and education reforms from the government.
- Who
- Sonia Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson
- What
- Accused the Modi government of treating students as enemies and degrading the education system
- When
- July 24, 2026
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- Why
- In response to student protests against examination paper leaks and the decline in the education system
Congress Party
Modi Government
Treatment of Student Protesters
Congress Party
The Modi government has responded to student protests with 'cowardice and wanton cruelty', treating them as enemies of the nation.
Modi Government
The government has not publicly responded to these allegations, but has been accused of using violence and repression against protesters.
Education System Reforms
Congress Party
The Congress Party demands accountability and education reforms from the government, citing the decline in the education system and examination paper leaks.
Modi Government
The Modi government has been accused of reducing the budget for public education and privatizing the education system, leading to increased costs for families.
Government Accountability
Congress Party
The Congress Party accuses the Modi government of evading accountability and avoiding good-faith conversations on education.
Modi Government
The government has been accused of dismissing recommendations from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education and refusing to resign despite failures.
- Date
- July 24, 2026
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Key Figures
- Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Dharmendra Pradhan
- Student Protests
- Peaceful protests against examination paper leaks and decline in education system
- Government Response
- Accused of using violence and repression against protesters
- Education Budget
- Reduced by 50% for school education and 33% for higher education
- Public Schools Closed
- Nearly one lakh public schools shut down in the last 12 years
- Private Schools Opened
- 43,000 private schools opened, many run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
