Denying funds to the best-performing states for refusing to bow to the #NEP, while generously rewarding those who are not delivering on the...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin criticized the Union Government for withholding Samagra Shiksha education funds over Tamil Nadu refusal to accept the NEP.
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Denying funds to the best-performing states for refusing to bow to the #NEP, while generously rewarding those who are not delivering on the objectives – Is this how the Union BJP Government plans to promote quality education and equity?
I leave it to the wisdom of our nation and our people to decide!
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin sharply criticized the Union BJP Government for weaponizing federal education funding to coerce non-BJP state governments into implementing the controversial National Education Policy. Stalin questioned the Union Government's decision to deny committed Samagra Shiksha grants to top-performing states like Tamil Nadu simply because they refused to surrender regional linguistic autonomy, while underperforming states were rewarded with generous financial releases.
The Chief Minister asserted that penalizing a state that consistently leads national indices in school enrolment, retention rates, and collegiate education reveals a punitive, partisan governance approach that subverts true federalism. He reiterated that Tamil Nadu's steadfast adherence to its historic two-language policy of Tamil and English is rooted in decades of democratic consensus and will not be compromised for central funds.
Stalin called upon the citizens of India to reflect on whether coercing states through financial starvation constitutes legitimate democratic governance or authoritarian overreach. He affirmed that Tamil Nadu will fiercely defend its educational rights, constitutional federalism, and students' welfare against central arm-twisting, ensuring equitable access to high-quality education for all children without ideological imposition.