Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Rahul Gandhi Targets System at Indore Student Outreach Event
Rahul Gandhi met students at an event in Indore.
The students talked about problems with exams, jobs and education.
Some said exam results and government appointments were delayed.
One participant said many qualified people were still waiting for jobs.
A nursing student said delays had kept her from completing her course.
Other students asked for better coaching, hostels and facilities.
Gandhi said education should be available to everyone and that students should be able to ask questions.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav disagreed with Gandhi and said the programme spread confusion while pointing to the state’s education spending and school programmes.
Rahul Gandhi addressed students at the Chhatron Ki Goonj programme in Indore on September 19, 2026.
Students reported paper leaks, delayed exam results, recruitment holds, vacant posts, limited coaching and shortages of hostels and other facilities.
Participants said 13% of government appointments were frozen over legal cases related to an increase in the OBC quota, while another alleged that more than 100,000 qualified applicants remained unrecruited.
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.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav dismissed the programme as “Jhoot Ki Goonj” and cited state education spending and reported improvements in school dropout rates.
- Who
- Congress leader and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, students from Madhya Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
- What
- A Chhatron Ki Goonj youth outreach programme focused on education, examinations, recruitment, scholarships, unemployment and student facilities.
- When
- September 19, 2026.
- Where
- IDA Ground near Regional Park in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Students presented grievances about education and employment, while Gandhi used the event to criticize what he called systemic problems; Mohan Yadav responded by defending the state government’s record.
Rahul Gandhi and Student Critics
Mohan Yadav and Government Defense
Education and employment conditions
Rahul Gandhi and Student Critics
Gandhi and participating students described delayed examinations, recruitment holds, vacant teaching posts, paper leaks, inadequate coaching and shortages of hostels and other student facilities.
Mohan Yadav and Government Defense
Mohan Yadav said the programme was intended to spread confusion and pointed to the state’s increased school education budget, student benefits and claimed zero dropout rate in Sandipani Schools.
The role of the political system
Rahul Gandhi and Student Critics
Gandhi alleged that a powerful system discourages students from asking questions and said political, institutional and business figures were responsible for weakening education and other institutions.
Mohan Yadav and Government Defense
Mohan Yadav rejected Gandhi’s presentation as unprepared and misleading, describing the event as “Jhoot Ki Goonj.”
Recruitment and student protests
Rahul Gandhi and Student Critics
Students alleged that appointments remained frozen over the OBC quota litigation and that people who raised MPPSC-related concerns faced criminal cases; Gandhi offered to join a teachers’ recruitment protest.
Mohan Yadav and Government Defense
The reports do not provide a detailed government response to the students’ specific recruitment and MPPSC allegations.
- Event
- Chhatron Ki Goonj student interaction and youth outreach programme
- Venue
- IDA Ground near Regional Park, Indore
- Recruitment dispute
- Students said 13% of government appointments were on hold because of legal cases concerning an increase in the OBC quota.
- Recruitment allegation
- A participant alleged that more than 100,000 applicants who cleared examinations were still awaiting recruitment.
- Education funding claim
- Gandhi said education’s share of the Union budget fell from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6%, or Rs 7.7 lakh crore.
- Scholarship claim
- Gandhi claimed that 1.5 crore students had been deprived of scholarships.
- State response
- Mohan Yadav called the programme “Jhoot Ki Goonj” and said the state’s school education budget had risen to Rs 38,658 crore.
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’
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