Congress raises concerns over RSS role
The meeting also had a political component, with the Congress discussing what it describes as the RSS’s influence over education.
Venugopal said the chief ministers would make presentations on the party’s allegations regarding the RSS’s role in the education system, including its claim that RSS-backed vice-chancellors are being appointed to influence higher education. These are allegations made by the Congress as part of its political position on education policy.
The Congress has previously criticised changes in curricula and appointments in higher education, arguing that they reflect an ideological influence on education. The BJP and its ideological affiliates have rejected such allegations and defended education changes as part of broader reforms.
