Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said that after cheating farmers by coming out with a “bogus farm loan waiver scheme”, the Congress Government had betrayed young girls by failing to implement the free education commitment made to them by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in the Vidhan Sabha last month.
“Just like loan waiver announcement made during the Budget Session which is yet to be implemented, the State Government has failed to implement the commitment to provide free education to girl students from primary to the Phd level in all Government institutions,” said the former Minister and party spokesman Maheshinder Singh Grewal.
Grewal said: “Young girls were hoping that State Government would follow up on the commitment made by the Chief Minister on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha on June 19. They and their parents became carefree, thinking they would not have to pay any fee as the Chief Minister had made this announcement in the budget session.”
“However, their hopes are shattered when the admission process started and school and college authorities told them that they have not received any notification asking them not to charge fee from students. The same has happened with farmers when they went to the banks thinking their loans had been waived off,” he added.
Demanding immediate notification of the free education announcement, Grewal said that the State Government should order school and college authorities to immediately refund fee taken from girl students.
“Besides, the last date for admission should also be extended to accommodate girl students who have not taken admission simply because their parents could not afford their fee,” he demanded.