Opposition twisting education reforms into imaginary threats: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday stepped up his attack on the Congress and opposition members for criticising the draft UGC regulations, alleging they are twisting progressive educational reforms into imaginary threats to sustain their outdated political narratives.

Pradhan said it is both "unfortunate" and "concerning" to see how some political leaders, including the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, "twist progressive educational reforms into imaginary threats to sustain their outdated political narratives".

"The UGC draft regulations aim to broaden horizons, not narrow them. They seek to include more voices, not silence them.


"They uphold institutional autonomy and our linguistic diversity. They strengthen our academic institutions, not weaken them. But perhaps these facts are too inconvenient for those who prefer rhetoric over reality," Pradhan said in a post on X.

"I would humbly suggest that Shri @RahulGandhi and the self-proclaimed champions of Constitution invest some time in actually reading the draft regulations before launching their rehearsed political performances," he added.