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Kangana Ranaut backs RSS-run Himachal schools
Hindustan Times··7 Sept
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut backed RSS-run schools in Himachal Pradesh if her party forms the state government. After a DISHA meeting in Mandi, she called it a good initiative to replicate. She pointed to Eklavya Model Schools and NEET coaching linked to RSS education work. The comments followed Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari's push for 1,000 Vidya Bharati schools.
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What It Means For You
- Himachal voters are hearing a conditional pledge tied to a future BJP state government.
- Vidya Bharati currently runs 313 schools in 150 West Bengal blocks, PTI figures cited by HT show.
- Nationwide, Vidya Bharati says it runs more than 12,000 schools and over 10,000 Bal Sanskar Kendras.
What's Happening
- Ranaut represents Mandi in the Lok Sabha and spoke to PTI Videos after the DISHA meeting.
- She said such schemes should be introduced when her party comes to power in Himachal.
- Vidya Bharati aims to reach all 345 blocks in West Bengal over coming years, officials told PTI.
The Bengal Expansion Plan
- Suvendu Adhikari proposed at least 1,000 Vidya Bharati institutions in West Bengal.
- Ranaut also answered TMC charges of saffronisation by accusing the party of anti-national politics.
- HT reported she described the RSS as a source of national pride for crisis and school work.
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