Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi Government of Withholding 66 of 106 Overseas Scholarships from Dalit, OBC and Adivasi Students
He calls the scholarship freeze an attack on Bahujan students’ educational rights in light of lavish spending on prime ministerial foreign visits.
Overview
- Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Modi government withheld scholarships for 66 out of 106 candidates selected for the 2025–26 National Overseas Scholarship, citing budget shortfalls.
- The affected awards were earmarked for Dalit, OBC and tribal (Adivasi) students seeking higher studies abroad.
- Gandhi demanded that the government immediately reverse its decision and release the funds to enable the 66 students to depart for their programs.
- He contrasted the funding freeze for marginalized students with crores spent on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign trips and government propaganda.
- He further highlighted inadequate hostel infrastructure and delays in post-matric scholarship disbursements as systemic barriers to educational equity for Bahujan communities.