Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Free coaching to enter 1%.

"Multiple BJP leaders said the party's internal surveys and feedback from the cadre underlined that the recent bypoll upsets and the growing criticism of the government on social media platforms are an immediate fallout of the 37-day student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party." "To ensure the government is not blindsided,...particularly as preparations for polls in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa have begun, the party has begun an aggressive outreach targeting young adults." HT. The BJP seems to think that the students were misled and persuasion and brainwashing will set them right. Students were angry because, "The NEET-UG 2026 exam was cancelled on May 3 after the paper leak came to light." ET. "The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test  (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG)...is an Indian nationwide entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in undergraduate medical programs." wikipedia. Students appearing for this exam are some of the best in their schools and have been preparing for years. Unlike semi-literate 'Bhakts' (devotees) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who believe anything they are told on social media, created by the BJP's IT cell, led by Amit Malviya and a team of 150 well-paid employees. They believe that the 'Golden Age' of India was in some mythical past and the Nehru family is responsible for all ills. DH. Government school student Yashvardhan Kumar Mishra appeared for the Repeat NEET (UG) exam in June 2026 where he scored 92 percentile and failed to secure a seat in a government college. Only the top 1%-1.5%, who scored 99 percentile, succeeded. Mishra's family cannot afford a private medical college, wrote Sayantan Bera. "For decades there seemed to be a correlation between higher education and lucrative jobs. But in reality it was inequality that helped people secure such jobs." Employers cannot absorb the number of people who can afford to qualify. Indian parents "can bring up their children in filthy air, let them dangle from unsafe trains and travel on dangerous roads, but they will not tolerate that terrifying thing called an uncertain future. Of such a future, the BJP may now be a mascot," wrote Manu Joseph. And so, Mr Modi "has announced free online coaching for students belonging to poor and middle class families." And 10 million youth "will be given AI skilling in the next one year." newsonair.gov.in. How will they stop  students of rich parents from accessing the site? Another irritation for the BJP is the victory of Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraj Party in a by-election in Bankipur, Bihar which the BJP has held since 1995. "Its former legislator, Nitin Nabin, inherited the constituency from his father and won it five times before resigning earlier this year" BBC. Mr Nabin is now BJP National President and a member of the Rajya Sabha. wikipedia. HIs seat must have been considered a fortress. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the BJP deliberately lost recent by-elections. "The BJP has lost these by-elections to deceive the people." "Now they will say that opposition parties will no longer raise questions about EVMs." TOI.  An EVM is an Electronic Voting Machine produced by Bharat Electronics Ltd, a public sector company. Many believe the EVMs have been hacked and reprogrammed to transfer votes to the BJP. Since they do not have one-time programmable chips (OTP) they can be erased and reprogrammed. The India Forum. Towards the end of June, "Around 3,000 EVMs were destroyed in the Alipore Administrative Building fire, a senior EV official said." TOI. This was about one month before the by-elections on 30 July (newsonair.gove.in). Not enough time to manufacture and hack into so many machines? Although there is plenty of time till February 2027 when assembly elections to Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are to be held (wikipedia) the BJP does not want to leave anything to chance. Hence, free coaching and brainwashing. Will wholesale coaching get anyone into the top 1%?      Will it create jobs? The minister was not pleased with creating delivery boys and girls. DH. What about coached and AI skilled delivery boys and girls? Make parents proud.   

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