Education in Delhi Schools: Rhetoric vs. Reality Delhi-School-Education-Rep-June-2018 | Page 39

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Politics plays a major role in violating the right to education of students. No
government in India during the past seven decades since the country’s
independence has shown any inclination to educate its people.
Indian politics and politicians (most of them are uneducated) have been thriving on
voters’ illiteracy, as mostly the uneducated voters vote and they can easily be
deceived and bribed during elections.
It is not in the interest of any government in India to carry out education reforms
because politicians and bureaucrats are corrupt and they do not want to face the
educated people.
They know that educated people protest and pose difficult questions to the
administration while dishonest politicians and bureaucrats want to run the country in
a totally freewheeling manner. That is why India continues to be a poor,
underdeveloped country.
RMN Foundation has launched an education awareness campaign in Delhi.
In order to suppress parents’ possible dissent against the poor quality of education,
government bribes them with baits such as monthly allowances and midday meals.
And it is shocking to note that the monthly amount of money is decided and
distributed to students based on discriminatory parameters such as gender, caste,
religion, etc.
Education in Delhi Schools: Rhetoric vs. Reality. Research Report by Rakesh Raman. June 2018. Page 38 of 52