Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (December 26, 2025) alleged that the BJP-RSS combine is conspiring to weaken education and institutions, stressing that education needs freedom while institutions will be run by knowledge and science, not by ideology. The students explained that the ISI is gradually being taken over institutionally by the RSS, Mr. Gandhi alleged. Education needs freedom -- institutions will be run by knowledge and science, not by ideology," Mr. Gandhi said in his post. The weavers also presented a carpet woven by them to Mr. Gandhi, which showed their skills, hard work and centuries-old art. "The result is that exports have been steadily declining and trade has been shifting towards countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal," Mr. Gandhi said.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2025 06:27 UTC