Rahul Gandhi emphasized the importance of government-supported quality education over privatisation in a video interaction at IIT Madras. He critiqued India's restrictive education system and advocated for increased public funding. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya countered by highlighting significant educational reforms and investments made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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