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Senior Congress person Jairam Ramesh connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi-led Union government of sacrificing acquisition rationale for governmental agendas.
Taking to X, Mr. Ramesh raised questions implicit the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) caller directive mandating the implementation of the three-language look for Classes 9 and 10 starting July this year.
The concealed ‘U-turn’
Mr. Ramesh elaborate a stark contradiction successful CBSE’s decision-making implicit the past six months. He stated that during its semi-annual gathering successful December 2025, the CBSE governing assemblage explicitly ratified a proposal by its program committee to support existing survey arrangements — specifically regarding connection provisions — until the NCERT released dedicated, graded textbooks.
This archetypal solution bore the signatures of the then-CBSE president Rahul Singh and erstwhile caput Himanshu Gupta, some of whom person since been transferred, over the CBSE on-screen marking (OSM) portal row.
“So, what changed successful these six months?” Mr. Ramesh asked connected X. He pointed retired that contempt NCERT failing to merchandise immoderate third-language textbooks for secondary classes (Classes 9 and 10), CBSE issued a circular successful May 2026 abruptly mandating the other language.
“The precise determination that the signing president and caput of CBSE were inactive successful their positions for was efficaciously overturned by CBSE... So, wherefore did CBSE instrumentality this U-turn, and connected whose orders?” Mr. Ramesh asked.
‘Academic chaos’, missing textbooks
The Congress person criticised the logistics of the caller directive, noting that CBSE has instructed schools to usage Class 6 NCERT textbooks to thatch the 3rd connection to Class 9 students owed to the deficiency of due secondary-level material.
“There is nary acquisition rationale down this decision. It is sowing chaos successful the world calendar and schools’ readying systems, and affecting the world aboriginal of millions of students,” helium said.
Demand for accountability
Mr. Ramesh claimed the determination makes it evident that the Ministry of Education and its autonomous bodies are operating connected “political whims” alternatively than adept world counsel. He further criticised the government’s inclination to shield apical governmental enactment by shifting blasted onto bureaucrats.
“When it comes to fixing accountability, officials similar the CBSE chairperson and caput are transferred, portion their governmental masters sitting successful the Prime Minister’s Cabinet are shielded,” Mr. Ramesh stated.
The Congress wide caput demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, labelling him a “political hack devoid of integrity”.
He besides stated that Mr. Pradhan should measurement down for showing “no respect for acquisition expertise.”
