Not just injustice, it's BJP's opposition to Bahujan education: Rahul on scholarship denial report
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP government of putting obstacles on Dalits', backwards' and Tribals' fundamental right to education.
While hitting out at the BJP in a post on X, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha cited a news report that claimed provisional scholarship awards to 66 of 106 candidates selected for National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for 2025-26 have been withheld, citing fund constraints.
He alleged that "there are no obstacles for the children of BJP-RSS leaders to study anywhere, but the moment a Bahujan student tries to move forward, the entire system starts putting up barriers".
"When a Dalit, backwards, or tribal student wants to study, that's when the (Narendra) Modi government suddenly remembers its budget. Out of 106 students selected for the National Overseas Scholarship, 66 deprived students were denied scholarships to study abroad simply because the government claims it has 'no funds'.
"But thousands of crores are spent without hesitation on Modi ji's foreign trips, propaganda, and event extravaganzas," he alleged in a post in Hindi on X.
He also claimed that "reducing the number of government schools, arbitrarily labelling students as 'not found suitable' to shut the doors of opportunity, or snatching away hard-earned scholarships is not just injustice, it is the BJP's open opposition to Bahujan education"
"This is the same Manuvadi mindset that is once again demanding Eklavya's thumb," Gandhi alleged.
Citing the report, the Congress leader also said, "The Modi government must immediately reverse this inhumane decision and send these 66 students abroad."
"We will not let the fundamental right to education be snatched away from Bahujans," he asserted.
जब कोई दलित, पिछड़ा या आदिवासी छात्र पढ़ना चाहता है - तभी मोदी सरकार को बजट याद आता है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 7, 2025
National Overseas Scholarship में चयनित 106 में से 66 वंचित छात्रों को सिर्फ इसलिए विदेश में पढ़ने की स्कॉलरशिप नहीं दी गई क्योंकि सरकार के पास “फंड नहीं” है।
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
