Overview

• UP Congress chief Ajay Rai accused the BJP government of failing the education system and called it “drenched in corruption.”
• The party named Dr Amit Kumar Rai as coordinator and Prof Shravan Kumar Gupta as co-coordinator of a new Teachers’ Cell to spearhead outreach.
• Demands highlighted include equal pay for equal work, UGC-grade salaries for unaided college teachers, and reinstatement of the Old Pension Scheme, which Congress notes it has implemented in its governed states.
• Rai urged recognition of Alim and Fazil madrasa degrees via Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, alleging government abolition and delays that restrict students’ higher-education access.
• Congress leaders cited no fresh teacher recruitment since 2018 and closures of government primary schools, pledging a statewide drive to organize teachers and challenge current policies.