Nizamabad MP D. Aravind on Thursday castigated the TRS Government for “destroying the entire education sector in Telangana from primary education till the universities as well as professional colleges like the IIIT-Basara in the last eight years by denying them funds, faculty and basic amenities like proper infrastructure and hostels”.
“The agitation of the students of the IIIT-Basara for the last few days is a reflection of neglect and apathy of the government led by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Students took to the streets only after their repeated pleas to the government were ignored. I request students of all unversities to support them irrespective of political affiliations,” he told a press conference at the party office.
The BJP leader took objection to Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, calling some of students’ demands as “silly”. “Her attitude is very disappointing. What is wrong in seeking a vice chancellor to stay in the campus or requesting KCR to visit the institute? Is it not part of Telangana? What is wrong in seeking a proper student-teacher ratio or renovation of buildings,” he questioned.
