CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp today inaugurated and launched several smart educational initiatives from Mahatma Mandir, Gandhiangar on the occasion of state-wide 'Gyanshakti Diwas' celebrations organized to mark the completion of his five years in office.#5YearsOfGoodGovernance pic.twitter.com/zkRnHm9Pus
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 1, 2021
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 1
The Congress held protests across Gujarat on Sunday to coincide with the ruling BJP kicking off celebrations for nine days to mark Chief Minister Vijay Rupani completing five years in office.
Government Schools in Gujarat are now making a big stride towards becoming the Schools of Excellence.#5YearsOfGoodGovernance pic.twitter.com/s5JeoVBsWi
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) August 1, 2021
Rupani was sworn in as CM on August 7, 2015 in place of Anandiben Patel and occupied the top chair again after the BJP swept to power in December, 2017.
भाजपा सरकारने शिक्षा का निजीकरण कर शिक्षा को व्यापार बना दिया है।
सरकार ने 6000 प्राइमरी स्कूल बंध कर दी, स्कूल हाईस्कूल,कॉलेज में स्टाफ़ नही है,फ़ीस के नाम पर लूट चल रही है शिक्षा का निजीकरण और व्यापारीकरण बंध करो की मांग के साथ @INCGujarat द्वारा पूरे गुजरात में विरोध प्रदर्शन pic.twitter.com/JQWxXelPY5— Amit Chavda (@AmitChavdaINC) August 1, 2021
The Congress’ protests were centered on the state’s education policy, while many leaders also attacked the Rupani government for “wasting taxpayers’ money” by holding such celebratory events.
શિક્ષણ મોંઘુ કરી ગુજરાતની @BJP4Gujarat સરકાર ઉજવણીમા વ્યસ્ત. @INCGujarat દ્વારા શિક્ષણ બચાવો અભિયાન અંતર્ગત વલ્લભવિદ્યાનગર ભાઈકાકા સ્ટેચ્યુ ધરણા પ્રદર્શન…. pic.twitter.com/XScuxnTgEI
— Bharat Solanki (@BharatSolankee) August 1, 2021
Several Congressmen were detained as they took out rallies holding placards and shouting slogans against the government as part of the party’s “save education programme.”
આજરોજ અમદાવાદના ચાંદખેડા ખાતે "સદસ્યતા અભિયાન" અંતર્ગત કાર્યક્રમ યોજાયો હતો.
જેમાં પ્રદેશ નેતા @isudan_gadhvi, @VijaySuvadaAAP અને પ્રદેશ ઉપાધ્યક્ષ @BHEMABHAI ની ઉપસ્થિતમાં મોટી સંખ્યામાં લોકો પાર્ટીમાં જોડાયા. pic.twitter.com/vkyHJKv55g
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) August 1, 2021
“In Gujarat, people are being looted in the name of privatisation of education. Instead of being ashamed of this, the BJP government is organising celebrations using taxpayers’ money. We demand that the Gujarat government immediately stop this policy of privatisation of education, withdraw decisions to shut down primary schools and fill vacancies in all government schools and colleges,” state Congress chief Amit Chavda said.
Chavda claimed over 10,000 classrooms in government schools were in dilapidated condition, while colleges were facing staff crunch by as much as 40 percent. Among the leaders who took part in the Congress protests were Paresh Dhanani, Bharatsinh Solanki and Arjun Modhwadia, a party release said, adding that it would organise programmes parallel to the government’s nine-day celebrations.
ભાજપ સરકારની પાંચ વર્ષની નિષ્ફળતા ઉજાગર કરવા
આમ આદમી પાર્ટી – ગુજરાત દ્વારા આયોજિત કાર્યક્રમની વિગત… pic.twitter.com/ZeKFpPvyM3— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) July 31, 2021
Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party held events as part of its ”agyaan diwas” stir, the name chosen to mock the BJP’s ”gyan shakti diwas”.
શિક્ષક વિના કેવી રીતે ભણશે ગુજરાત.?#અજ્ઞાન_દિવસ pic.twitter.com/6eH3vJJKH4
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) August 1, 2021
An AAP release claimed over 6,000 government schools were closed due to “lack of students”, while there were 14,000 schools where students of different classes were studying in the same room.
Talking to reporters, CM Rupani said Chavda should answer as to what the Congress did about education when it was in power at the Centre and in the state. He further said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was setting up IITs, IIMs and AIIMS in all states to increase the reach of education.
