'Why Did BJP Think It Was Aimed At...': Congress Wades Into Row Over Sacking Of Unacademy Teacher

In a viral video over which he was sacked, Karan Sangwan was purportedly heard advising students to vote for “someone who is well educated” in the next elections.

Congress leader Pawan Khera.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Taking a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the row over sacking of a teacher with edtech firm Unacademy, the Congress on Friday criticised the BJP, saying that the teacher concerned hadn’t named any particular leader and yet, the ruling party at the Centre had taken the remark “personally”.

In a viral video over which he was sacked, Karan Sangwan was purportedly heard advising students to vote for “someone who is well educated” in the next elections.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, Congress leader Pawan Khera said, “The teacher concerned did not name any specific leader. Why did BJP have to take it personally? Why do they think that it was aimed at their leader?”

एक शिक्षक ने बिना किसी का नाम लिए सिर्फ 'अनपढ़ नेता' बोला था।

ऐसे में BJP को क्यों लगा कि उन्हीं के नेता की बात हो रही है?
कांग्रेस को तो नहीं लगा।

आखिर साहब की शिक्षा जगत से क्या दुश्मनी है?

: @Pawankhera जी pic.twitter.com/LjTWYADy2v

— Congress (@INCIndia) August 18, 2023

Speaking on the resignation of a professor from Ashoka University, Khera further alleged the ruling party had a “grudge” against the education system, so much so that it has been targeting the universities ever since coming to power.

“Be it Jawaharlal University, Aligarh Muslim University, Ashoka University, or the private academies, the ruling party seems to have an axe to grind with all of them. The BJP’s equations with these centres of learning would change for the better if they are renamed WhatsApp Universities. They think there is only one source of knowledge and wisdom, and that is WhatsApp,” he said.

Earlier on Thursday, weighing in on the issue, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal questioned if asking people to vote for educated person was a crime.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Chief Minister Kejriwal posted, "Is it a crime to appeal to vote for educated people? If someone is illiterate, personally I respect them. But public representatives cannot be illiterate. This is the era of science and technology. Illiterate public representatives can never build the modern India of 21st century."