Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Dr Ashwath Narayan, Minister for Higher Education, requesting him to withdraw the New National Education Policy as it has been implemented without discussion with stakeholders.

Siddaramaiah, in the letter, said that the government has already decided and inaugurated to implement the said policy from the current academic year, without any discussion with the students, teachers, education experts or opposition.

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Underscoring the seriousness of changes in the policy, he said that policy change in matters like education and health are not a small issue. He suggested that detailed deliberations should have been initiated democratically before drafting such issues with broad implications.

Governments of many developed countries take complete responsibility for health and education. Still, here in India, the government is trying to wash away the responsibility.

Opposition Congress alleged that the policy violates federal arrangements and infringes upon the autonomy of States over education and universities. It promotes privatisation leading to inequality and social injustice. The intention is to indoctrinate students with the idea of communalism through education. NEP is unscientific and will push lakhs of students to darkness.