Chinta warns Jagan govt. against ‘tampering with’ education sector

Chinta Mohan warns YSR govt. against tampering with education sector. He claims democracy is in crisis in AP & condemns govt.'s liquor policy. He accuses YSRCP of vendetta politics & demands release of N. Chandrababu Naidu. He says Congress image is improving & predicts regional party alliance with Congress will come to power. He also criticizes Modi govt. for supporting Israel & GST on 3,000 items.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Chinta Mohan on Friday (October 27) warned the YSR Congress Party government in the State against “tampering with the education sector.”

At a press conference here, he said the education policy implemented in the State, in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, was detrimental to the interests of students belonging to the SC, ST, BC and minority sections.

He said the Congress party would do away with the NEP 2020 after coming to power at the Centre.

The Congress leader said democracy was in crisis in the State under the Jagan Mohan Reddy government. “Democracy finds itself battered and weakened with those in the ruling party unleashing a reign of anarchy and lawlessness,” he said.

Mr. Chinta Mohan alleged that the ‘Jagananna Suraksha’ scheme was a sham, as a sizeable population of youth suffered from serious health ailments due to unemployment-induced addiction to liquor. He condemned the government’s liquor policy and said it should re-visit it keeping in mind the health aspect of the people at large.

He accused the YSRCP of resorting to vendetta politics and cited cases booked against Margadarsi Chit Funds Ltd. and the arrest of former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the skill development corporation case as examples.

Referring to the TDP president’s vast political experience, he said, “This is certainly not the way to treat a politician of his standing,” and demanded his immediate release.