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Rahul Gandhi Targets System at Indore Student Outreach Event
Rahul Gandhi met students at an event in Indore.
The students described problems with exams, jobs and education.
Some said government exam results and appointments were delayed.
One student said more than 100,000 people had passed exams but were still waiting for jobs.
Nursing students said delays had kept them from finishing their course.
Other students asked for better coaching, hostels and health services.
Gandhi said education should be a right for everyone.
He claimed that education funding and scholarships had decreased.
He also said the system did not want students to ask difficult questions.
Rahul Gandhi addressed students at the Chhatron Ki Goonj programme in Indore on September 19, 2026.
Students raised concerns about paper leaks, delayed examinations, recruitment freezes, vacant posts and limited coaching facilities.
Participants alleged that more than 100,000 qualified applicants remained unrecruited and that 13% of state appointments were on hold over an OBC quota-related legal dispute.
Gandhi claimed education’s share of the Union budget had fallen from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%, and that 1.5 crore students had lost access to scholarships.
Gandhi accused the political and institutional system of discouraging questions and criticized figures including Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, RSS, Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani.
- Who
- Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, students from Madhya Pradesh, and other participants at the programme.
- What
- A Chhatron Ki Goonj youth outreach event focused on education, examinations, recruitment, scholarships, unemployment and student facilities.
- Where
- IDA Ground near Regional Park in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Saturday, September 19, 2026.
- Why
- Students used the event to present grievances, while Gandhi used it to discuss education access, government recruitment and what he described as broader systemic problems.
Key facts
- Event
- Chhatron Ki Goonj student interaction and youth outreach programme
- Venue
- IDA Ground near Regional Park, Indore
- Recruitment concerns
- Students alleged that more than 100,000 qualified applicants remained unrecruited; another participant said 13% of appointments were frozen over an OBC quota-related legal dispute.
- Education funding claim
- Rahul Gandhi said education’s budget share fell from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%, or Rs 7.7 lakh crore.
- Scholarship claim
- Gandhi claimed that more than 1.5 crore students had been deprived of scholarships.
- Other student concerns
- Participants mentioned delayed MPPSC and Vyapam results, paper leaks, teacher vacancies, coaching shortages, nursing-course delays and a lack of Adivasi hostels.
Quotes
Rahul Gandhi
Congress politician and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition
“Students are curious, andhbhkats are delusional. System does not want students to ask questions, and that is the reason it has appointed people of RSS on the major positions of the universities and colleges.”
freepressjournal.in
“There are several experienced cricketers in India, yet Union Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah was given reins of BCCI and ICC.”
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Sources
Rahul Gandhi Chhatron Ki Goonj Indore: ‘1.5 Crore Students Deprived Of Scholarships As System Wants Andhbhakts, Not Students,’ LoP Rahul Gandhi Hits Out At Government | VIDEO
Rahul targets ‘andhbhakts’ at Indore Chhatron ki Goonj; says ‘system doesn’t want students to ask questions’
Rahul says ‘system’ doesn’t want students to ask questions; targets ‘Andhbhakts’ at Chhatron ki Goonj event
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