Analyzing some excerpts of the Indian Express article on “No IIT in Orissa”
May 10th, 2007
Following is an excerpt from the Indian Express article.
Replying to the calling attention, Minister of State for Human Resources D Purandareswari said … As she proceeded to read out a list of educational institutions in the state that were receiving Central assistance—it was in answer to criticism that the state was being discriminated against—the NDA members began protesting, claiming the assistance was paltry. At this BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra rose to say, “There has been injustice against Orissa,†and led the NDA camp in a walkout.
Two comments:
1. Its laughable that the minister was reading out educational institutions in Orissa that receive central assistance. Every state has such institutions. What we are talking about is institutions like IIT that are international brands; institutions that are fully funded by MHRD; institutions like IIT, IIM, SPA, IIIT, IISc, IISER and Central Universities.
2. It is significant that the NDA leader of the Lok Sabha led the walk out and said what he said. I hope if and when the NDA comes to power he and other NDA leaders will come to Orissa’s aid and make things more equitable.
Entry Filed under: IIT, oDishA,MHRD bias against Odisha (past?)
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1. sitanath | May 10th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Time and again Orissa has been neglected by the Central Government be it new rail proposals or Institutes of national importance. Its high time the people of orissa unitedly stage protests or look for options like orissa liberation front in line with ULFA or TNLA….. This step motherly attitude should stop…The pece loving Oriyas have been taken for grant… But for how long ???????