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BRS leader Koppula Eshwar accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar of neglecting Gurukul schools, holding them responsible for over 110 student deaths. He alleged corruption, unpaid staff, and scams in welfare institutions under Congress rule

BRS leader T. Harish Rao criticised the Congress government over poor conditions in Gurukul schools, following student padayatras demanding basic amenities. He urged CM Revanth Reddy to visit Alampur and respond to NHRC concerns over safety and welfare of students.

Harish Rao said Gurukul schools, which were once a model for the nation under the BRS regime, were now facing challenging times under the Congress rule

Participating in a debate on the State budget in the Assembly here, former Minister and senior BRS MLA P Sabitha Indra Reddy questioned the Congress government’s failure to fulfill its promise of reopening schools shut under the previous regime

The promises awaiting implementation included scooters, laptops, five lakh education assurance cards, and improved facilities in Gurukul schools

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.

"If Revanth Reddy has the courage, let us start with issues of farmers, weavers, auto drivers, and students of Gurukul schools. After debating the people's issues, we can also discuss about allegations against the BRS including the Formula E controversy," he asserted.

The team comprising senior leaders R.S. Praveen Kumar, Errolla Srinivas, Anjaneya Goud, and Gellu Srinivas Yadav interacted with students and parents and took note of their grievances.

He condemned the allegation of Forest Minister Konda Surekha that he was behind the series of food poisoning taking place in government schools and residential schools in the last few weeks

BRS leader B Vinod Kumar criticised the government’s unclear stance on the future of the 1,023 Gurukul residential welfare schools that were set up to support SC, ST, and BC students, providing quality education.

The Gurukul has been in the news in the recent past following the death of two students due to unknown reasons and also after many students fell sick.

The State government was neglecting the education sector as part of its designs for keeping poor and middle-class students away from quality education, he said

His criticism follows several incidents where students were bitten by rats and hospitalized due to poor hygiene conditions. He highlighted that 12 students at Ramayampet Gurukul School in Medak district and 13 students at Kondabhimanapalli Gurukul School in Nalgonda district were attacked by rats while sleeping.

Says residential education system was deliberately neglected thus allowing it to collapse on its own

He said the BRS would launch State-wide agitation against any such attempts. Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan here on Wednesday, Eshwar pointed out that many students from disadvantaged backgrounds rely on these schools for higher education and better opportunities.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday directed the officials to introduce Intermediate education in all Gurukul schools from the current academic year. Till now, the Gurukul schools were extending education till tenth standard. He also wanted the SC, ST, BC and Minority Study Circles to be upgraded as centres that facilitate in providing […]