KTR criticises Congress government for neglecting Telangana Gurukuls

In a statement, Rama Rao highlighted that during former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's tenure, Gurukuls thrived, attracting 1.68 lakh applicants for 41,000 seats in SC, ST, BC, and minority institutions. However, within just one year of Congress rule, the number of applications declined to 80,000 for 51,000 available seats.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has criticised the Congress government for the deteriorating state of Gurukul schools in Telangana. He charged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with deliberately neglecting the institutions established during the BRS regime, leading to a sharp decline in student enrollment and worsening conditions.

In a statement, Rama Rao stated that under former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership, Gurukuls had flourished, with 1.68 lakh applicants competing for 41,000 seats in SC, ST, BC, and minority Gurukuls. However, in just one year of Congress rule, applications have dropped to 80,000 for 51,000 seats.

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“More than 80,000 parents have lost faith in the system. A year ago, there was fierce competition for admission. Today, parents fear sending their children to Gurukuls due to the deaths of over 50 students from starvation, snakebites, suicides, and food poisoning,” he said.

Expressing deep concern, the BRS working president blamed the Congress government’s failure for the crisis, stating that even the families of deceased students were ignored.

“While Ministers and Congress MLAs refrained from consoling the students’ families, BRS leaders who tried to visit them were stopped. Students who once became doctors and engineers through Gurukuls now lack proper food and guidance,” he said.

Rama Rao also charged Revanth Reddy who also holds the education portfolio with systematically dismantling the Gurukul system to erase Chandrashekhar Rao’s legacy.

“The Congress came to power with empty promises. Its negligence is a curse for Telangana’s future generations,” he said, demanding urgent reforms to restore the institutions. He vowed that the BRS would continue to fight until the Gurukul system was revived to its former glory.