NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, condemning the Centre’s transfer to “privatise” Sainik colleges and demanding an entire reversal of the coverage, in addition to the cancellation of MoUs signed on this regard. In response to Kharge, there are 33 Sainik colleges within the nation, all of that are totally government-funded and operated by the Sainik Faculties Society (SSS), an autonomous physique below the Ministry of Defence.
In a two-page letter to the president, Kharge mentioned Indian democracy has conventionally saved armed forces away from any partisan politics, however the central authorities has “damaged” this well-enshrined conference.
“Having undermined establishments after establishments, within the grand plan of RSS to hurriedly thrust its ideology, they’ve dealt a physique blow to the very nature and ethos of the Armed Forces. Imparting ideologically slanted data in such establishments shall not solely destroy inclusiveness but additionally injury the nationwide character of the Sainik Faculties, by influencing their character by means of partisan spiritual/company/household/social/cultural credos.
“Subsequently, in nationwide curiosity, the Indian Nationwide Congress calls for the whole rollback of this privatisation coverage and annulment of those MoUs, in order that youngsters learning at Armed Forces Faculties retain desired character, imaginative and prescient and honour required for the service of the nation,” Kharge wrote.
Kharge dropped at President Murmu‘s discover an investigative report based mostly on an RTI reply, which claimed that Sainik Faculties are being privatised utilizing a brand new PPP mannequin launched by the federal government, and “now 62 % of those colleges are mentioned to be owned by the BJP-RSS leaders”.
Noting that successive Indian governments have saved armed forces and its affiliate establishments away from the shadows of various political ideologies, he mentioned one would respect the broadly accepted proven fact that this deliberate clear compartmentalisation was in keeping with the best democratic values and based mostly on worldwide experiences.
“This certainly saved our democracy thriving robustly, at the same time as regimes throughout the globe fell to army interference, subversion of democracy and martial regulation,: the Congress chief asserted.
He mentioned that the central authorities in 2021 “overtly” initiated the “privatisation” of Sainik colleges.
“Because of this thereto, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed for 40 out of the 100 new colleges. Primarily based on this mannequin, the place the Union Authorities gives ‘an Annual Charge Help of fifty % of price (topic to an higher restrict of Rs.40000/- every year) for 50 % of the category energy (topic to an higher restrict of fifty college students) per yr from Class 6 onwards until class 12, on ‘merit-cum-means foundation’. This in impact signifies that for a college that has courses until twelfth customary, SSS provides to offer assist of most Rs 1.2 crore every year, amongst different incentives,” he alleged.
Kharge claimed that the report additionally discovered that out of the 40 MoUs which have been signed, 62 % have been signed with people and organisations belonging to the RSS-BJP-Sangh Parivar. This features a chief minister’s household, a number of MLAs, BJP office-bearers and RSS leaders, the Congress president alleged.
“It is a blatant step to politicise the impartial Sainik Faculties – a preparatory platform which performs a number one position in sending cadets for the Nationwide Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy. Sainik Faculties had been established by India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru in 1961 they usually have been the beacon of army management and excellence since then.
“It’s evident and subsequently I ask, if this has been effected to ideologically indoctrinate armed forces on the entry stage. No political get together has ever carried out this, as there may be basic nationwide consensus to maintain the valour and braveness of our Armed Forces away from partisan politics,” Kharge, wo can also be the chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha, mentioned.
In a two-page letter to the president, Kharge mentioned Indian democracy has conventionally saved armed forces away from any partisan politics, however the central authorities has “damaged” this well-enshrined conference.
“Having undermined establishments after establishments, within the grand plan of RSS to hurriedly thrust its ideology, they’ve dealt a physique blow to the very nature and ethos of the Armed Forces. Imparting ideologically slanted data in such establishments shall not solely destroy inclusiveness but additionally injury the nationwide character of the Sainik Faculties, by influencing their character by means of partisan spiritual/company/household/social/cultural credos.
“Subsequently, in nationwide curiosity, the Indian Nationwide Congress calls for the whole rollback of this privatisation coverage and annulment of those MoUs, in order that youngsters learning at Armed Forces Faculties retain desired character, imaginative and prescient and honour required for the service of the nation,” Kharge wrote.
Kharge dropped at President Murmu‘s discover an investigative report based mostly on an RTI reply, which claimed that Sainik Faculties are being privatised utilizing a brand new PPP mannequin launched by the federal government, and “now 62 % of those colleges are mentioned to be owned by the BJP-RSS leaders”.
Noting that successive Indian governments have saved armed forces and its affiliate establishments away from the shadows of various political ideologies, he mentioned one would respect the broadly accepted proven fact that this deliberate clear compartmentalisation was in keeping with the best democratic values and based mostly on worldwide experiences.
“This certainly saved our democracy thriving robustly, at the same time as regimes throughout the globe fell to army interference, subversion of democracy and martial regulation,: the Congress chief asserted.
He mentioned that the central authorities in 2021 “overtly” initiated the “privatisation” of Sainik colleges.
“Because of this thereto, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed for 40 out of the 100 new colleges. Primarily based on this mannequin, the place the Union Authorities gives ‘an Annual Charge Help of fifty % of price (topic to an higher restrict of Rs.40000/- every year) for 50 % of the category energy (topic to an higher restrict of fifty college students) per yr from Class 6 onwards until class 12, on ‘merit-cum-means foundation’. This in impact signifies that for a college that has courses until twelfth customary, SSS provides to offer assist of most Rs 1.2 crore every year, amongst different incentives,” he alleged.
Kharge claimed that the report additionally discovered that out of the 40 MoUs which have been signed, 62 % have been signed with people and organisations belonging to the RSS-BJP-Sangh Parivar. This features a chief minister’s household, a number of MLAs, BJP office-bearers and RSS leaders, the Congress president alleged.
“It is a blatant step to politicise the impartial Sainik Faculties – a preparatory platform which performs a number one position in sending cadets for the Nationwide Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Naval Academy. Sainik Faculties had been established by India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru in 1961 they usually have been the beacon of army management and excellence since then.
“It’s evident and subsequently I ask, if this has been effected to ideologically indoctrinate armed forces on the entry stage. No political get together has ever carried out this, as there may be basic nationwide consensus to maintain the valour and braveness of our Armed Forces away from partisan politics,” Kharge, wo can also be the chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha, mentioned.
