Rahul was politicking in educational institutions: ABVP

Rahul was politicking in educational institutions: ABVP


IBN live.. PTI | 03:10 PM,Oct 05,2010


Bhopal, Oct 5 (PTI) A day ahead of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state capital, ABVP today castigated him for going to educational institutes, and asked him to spell his stance over commercialisation of higher education. "Rahul was politicking in educational institutes across the country. He is asking students to join Congress, instead of expressing his views and stance over the commercialisation of higher education," ABVP General Secretary V D Sharma told reporters here. "The fat fees in higher educational institutions, especially in private institutes, were out of the reach of the middle class and poor students," Sharma said adding that Rahul should speak on this issue. The ABVP general secretary said that parents find it difficult to pay heavy fees and some of the students have committed suicides after failing to carry on their studies. "Commercialisation of higher education was the biggest problem and Rahul should speak on it," he said. Rahul who is going to colleges should also express his view on the students' union elections, Sharma said. Though the Supreme Court had expressed its concern over the commercialisation of higher education in 2005, the UPA government hasn't yet come out with a central legislation to check fat fees being charged by colleges and universities across the country, he added.