CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Monday questioned the Centre's decision to set up a new high-powered task force on examination reforms under Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, asking what had happened to the recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan Committee constituted in 2024.
"I am glad that the Prime Minister appreciates Nandan Nilekani. In fact, the PM had laughed at him when he was put in charge of the Aadhaar project," Brittas told reporters. He alleged that the government had been sitting on the Radhakrishnan committee's 184-page report for nearly two years and was using a new panel to sidestep students' concerns.
"It is not the committees but the lack of willpower and a transparent system that is lacking in our country," he said.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore has submitted an Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on what he described as the government's failure to prevent the use of "excessive and lethal force" by security personnel against students protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 20.
In the notice, Tagore alleged that security forces used pellet guns and shock batons during the crackdown, resulting in "grave injuries, including probable loss of eyesight," to several student protesters. He sought an urgent discussion on the incident and the government's responsibility for the alleged police excesses.
