PM admits education sector is plagued by political interference
In what sounded like an honest admission, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal
Dahal Monday said there's been too much of political interference in the
education sector and that he wants this sector to remain completely
independent.
Ironically, the PM made this remark at the annual assembly of the
Tribhuvan University, which had been suspended for three consecutive years
due to pressure from his party's student wing, the All Nepal National
Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), demanding its
representation in the assembly.
"Political interference in education sector has caused great harm to the
nation," the PM, who is the Chancellor of the TU, said speaking at the
assembly in Kirtipur.
Saying that new education policy should aim at ending the vestiges of
feudalism, PM Dahal added the current government is committed to making
education scientific and vocational.
On the way back from TU's programme, the PM's convoy was stoned by pro-UML
students who were staging protest with various demands including cut off
in long winter vacation and end to ongoing load-shedding, in front of
Trichandra Campus at Ghantaghar.
Though the PM's vehicle passed safely, a car escorting him was hit by
stones, but nobody was injured in the incident. nepalnews.com mk Dec 29 08
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