Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Rahul Gandhi Targets Modi-Shah System at Indore Student Event
Rahul Gandhi spoke to students at an event in Indore called Chhatron Ki Goonj.
He said India’s system is controlled by six powerful people.
He named Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.
Gandhi said students are important because they ask questions about schools, colleges, jobs and exams.
He claimed that education receives a smaller share of the government budget than it did in 2014.
He also said many schools have closed and many teacher positions are empty.
Gandhi blamed the system for problems including fewer scholarships and examination paper leaks.
The reports present these statements as Gandhi’s allegations and do not include a response from the people he criticized.
Rahul Gandhi alleged that six individuals control India’s political, institutional and economic systems.
At Indore’s Chhatron Ki Goonj event, he accused Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and others of discouraging students from questioning the system.
Gandhi claimed education’s budget share fell from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%, while teacher vacancies and school closures increased.
He alleged that 1.5 crore fewer scholarships were provided over the past decade and that public funds benefited billionaires.
The event faced venue and security-related disputes before receiving approval from Indore authorities.
- Who
- Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi addressed students and criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Ajit Doval, Mohan Bhagwat, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.
- What
- He argued that a six-person system controls India and suppresses students’ questions about education, recruitment and institutions.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- At the Chhatron Ki Goonj programme in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The event focused on Gandhi’s argument that students face an established system that discourages questioning and weakens public education.
- Event
- Fifth edition of Rahul Gandhi’s Chhatron Ki Goonj student outreach programme
- Theme
- System versus students
- Education allocation
- Gandhi said education’s budget share fell from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%
- School closures
- Gandhi claimed one lakh government schools were shut, with 55% of closures in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
- Teacher vacancies
- Gandhi claimed ten lakh teaching posts are vacant nationwide
- Scholarships
- Gandhi alleged that 1.5 crore fewer scholarships were provided over the past decade
- Venue dispute
- Congress paid Rs 10.08 lakh to lease an IDA ground and later faced a demand for an additional Rs 4.03 lakh
