{"id":60529,"date":"2025-03-24T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=60529"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T10:37:38","slug":"rahul-gandhi-warns-rss-control-over-education-will-destroy-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/rahul-gandhi-warns-rss-control-over-education-will-destroy-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi Warns: RSS Control Over Education Will Destroy the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"198\">The country\u2019s future will be at risk if the RSS gains full control of the education system, <strong data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"180\">Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi<\/strong> said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"477\">Speaking at a protest organized by student organizations affiliated with the <strong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"291\">INDIA bloc<\/strong>, the former Congress president emphasized that while the alliance partners may have ideological and policy differences, they stand united in protecting the country\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"836\"><strong data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"769\">\u201cOne organization is working to destroy the future of our youth and the education system of this country\u2014the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). If they take full control, which is already happening gradually, India will suffer. Unemployment will rise, and the country will be ruined,\u201d<\/strong> Gandhi said while addressing demonstrators at <strong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"833\">Jantar Mantar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"1010\">He further warned that <strong data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"944\">vice-chancellors of Indian universities are being appointed under RSS influence<\/strong>, and soon, <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"978\">state universities<\/strong> will follow the same pattern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1222\">Gandhi also criticized <strong data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1067\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong>, stating that while he spoke about the <strong data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1121\">Maha Kumbh<\/strong> in Parliament last week, he failed to address pressing issues like <strong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1219\">unemployment and inflation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1446\"><strong data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1432\">\u201cThe prime minister never speaks about unemployment, inflation, or the education system. Their model is clear\u2014hand over the country\u2019s resources to Adani and Ambani while giving institutions to the RSS,\u201d<\/strong> he alleged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1448\" data-end=\"1501\">Urging student activists to take a stand, he added:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1702\"><strong data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1700\">\u201cAs students of the INDIA bloc, we may differ on some ideological aspects, but we can never compromise on education. This is a battle we must fight together to stop the RSS from taking over.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1989\">Last month, Gandhi had also participated in a protest against the <strong data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1795\">draft UGC regulations<\/strong> organized by the <strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1820\">DMK<\/strong>. He accused the government of <strong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1901\">using these regulations to push the RSS agenda<\/strong>, aiming to impose <strong data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1966\">&#8220;one history, one tradition, one language&#8221;<\/strong> on the entire country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country\u2019s future will be at risk if the RSS gains full control of the education system, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. 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