SFI protests against National Education Policy in Kolkata

Left-backed Students' Federation of India (SFI) took out a rally in city on Friday to protest against National Education Policy, alleging that it will jeopardise present education system and inconvenience students. Around 150 activists of CPIM's students wing from different colleges and universities marched from Subodh Mallick Square to Presidency University gate in College Street area, shouting slogans against NEP and demanding that it be revoked forthwith.

" new education policy will throw into disarray present education system and inconvenience general students. It will also throw open education sector to private players and y will make it out of reach of poor students who solely depend on state-run educational institutes," a state committee member of SFI said.

rally, where participants also carried placards, was led by SFI state unit president Srijan Bhattacharya and or office-bearers. Union Cabinet on July 29 approved National Education Policy 2020, first education policy of 21st century and replacing 34-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986.

"Our rally also protested this move to covertly impose learning of Sanskrit and or ancient langus which is already re in certain higher educational institutions. We are t against research and academic activities in se langus. But we see an attempt by saffron forces to thrust langus such as Sanskrit on students in every higher educational institutes in coming days with this move," he said.