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0.1% Of Kumbh Funds Could Have Saved Over 100 Marathi Schools: SC Judge
Justice Prasanna B. Varale said 0.1% of planned Kumbh and corridor spending could keep 100 to 125 Marathi-medium schools open.
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SC Justice PB Varale says 0.1% of Nashik Kumbh funds could save Marathi schools: Why pitting Hindu faith against welfare is flawed
Supreme Court Justice PB Varale’s Kumbh-school comparison echoes a classic Leftist trope: pitting Hindu religious expenditure against schools and welfare to portray the former as inherently frivolous.
Supreme Court judge has ‘no objection’ to Nashik Kumbh allocation, but 0.1% of it ‘could save schools’
Raising concerns over amenities at rural schools, Justice Varale also referred to the Gadchiroli residential school incident where three girls died of snakebites.
‘0.1% of Kumbh funds could have saved 125 Marathi schools’: SC judge flags shrinking education budget
Justice Varale clarified that he had no objection to the government spending thousands of crores on development initiatives. However, he said even a small share of such allocations could have addressed the crisis facing government-run Marathi-medium schools.
Coverage Details
Total News Sources8
Leaning Left2Leaning Right4Center0Last Updated67% Right
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right
L 33%
R 67%
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