BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demands Revanth Reddy’s apology over polytechnic restructuring

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demanded an unconditional apology from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over the polytechnic restructuring rollback. He sought withdrawal of protest cases, an inquiry into police action, safeguards for students and a halt to Intermediate system abolition

Hyderabad: BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demanded that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy apologise unconditionally to polytechnic students and faculty, in the wake of the State government rolling back major parts of the controversial polytechnic restructuring. Calling it the victory of polytechnic students, he said the latest order amounted to a written admission that the original restructuring was wrong.

Reacting to the government’s revision of GO 97 through GO 157 on November 13, Sravan said the government was forced to listen after students and faculty fought for 150 days against GO 97, despite arrests and police action. He demanded that the government immediately withdraw all cases against protesters and order an inquiry into police action during the agitation against the now-revised GO 97.

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He sought a time-bound inquiry into the lathi-charges at Ramanthapur and Abdullahpurmet, action against responsible officials and medical assistance and compensation for injured students. He demanded that Revanth Reddy appoint a full-time Education Minister, release of the high-level committee report and an immediate halt to the proposed abolition of the Intermediate system.

Sravan said GO 157 had only partially reversed the restructuring. It did not explicitly withdraw the provision bringing all polytechnics under the Young India Skills University framework and left aided and private college students without clear safeguards. He also sought written assurances on SBTET certification, ECET lateral entry, fees, scholarships, fee reimbursement and protection of college assets.

Questioning the government’s decision-making, he said the high-level committee was constituted 69 days after GO 97 and only after students took to the streets. He accused the Chief Minister of repeating the same approach with the proposed abolition of the Intermediate system, announced without legislation or consultation. He demanded that the process be stopped, the Education Commission report placed before the Legislature and the promised debate held.