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SFI to get new national leadership today
The Students Federation of India (SFI) will elect its new national functionaries at the ongoing 18th all-India conference in Kozhikode on Sunday (June 29, 2025).
According to sources, the open discussion by delegates on the working report presented by incumbent general secretary Mayukh Biswas, which began on Friday (June 27, 2025), continued on Saturday (June 28, 2025).
SFI national joint secretary Srijan Bhattacharya and national vice-president K. Anusree told the media that the delegates discussed issues such as privatisation of education and the Union government's attempt to impose the National Education Policy. They said that the SFI would not allow Governors to implement the agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in non-BJP ruled States. The SFI leaders alleged that the Governors were acting like 'RSS agents' to intrude into the education sector, pointing out that the recent 'Bharat Mata' controversy related to the Kerala Raj Bhavan was an example of this.
The discussion is expected to culminate by Sunday afternoon. Following this, Mr. Biswas will respond to the comments by the delegates. Thereafter, the new national functionaries and a committee will be elected.
Meanwhile, Prakash Karat, former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], said that a systematic and planned move was being undertaken by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for the past 11 years to have a full-fledged authoritarian rule in the country. The 'Hindutva-corporate' regime installed by the RSS and the BJP was seeking to reshape the entire democratic system and education system in the country. Mr. Karat, a former national president of the SFI, was addressing a get-together event of former functionaries. The other participants included Biman Bose, M.A. Baby, Nilotpal Basu, K.N. Balagopal, R. Arun Kumar, among others.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is expected to attend a public meeting on Monday (June 30, 2025) to mark the culmination of the conference.
