Karjol attacks state govt over rejection of NEP
Karjol said that the privat educational institutions which follow CBSE and ICSE syllabus have adopted NEP-2020 which provides for an education system that enables the students to compete at state, national and international levels through its wider spectrum and three-language policy, while SEP restricts the students from learning a third language, and prevents them from competing at national and global level. "Siddaramaiah does not want Dalits and disadvantaged classes to come up, and that is why he and his party are harping on pleasing Dalits and OBCs by offering freebies instead of a good education system" Karjol charged.
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