Gandhi Salutes Kota on Social Media
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted on X to call Kota remarkable, saying he was convinced that together they had made the beginning of history on that day. Thousands of students were physically present at the gathering, while lakhs of people followed it through online streams.
Exposing the Fee Exploitation Racket
According to Gandhi, the single most important outcome of the Kota event was that the country got to see, openly and for the very first time, just how large the financial extraction happening under the name of education truly is. Kota is India's largest coaching hub, attracting lakhs of students each year who prepare for competitive examinations while their families pay steep fees. Gandhi contends that this system amounts to organised economic exploitation of students.
Just the Beginning of a Nationwide Movement
Gandhi made clear in his post that the Kota gathering was not a one-off event but the opening chapter of a much larger campaign. He described it as a flame, one he intends to carry across the entire country. His message was unambiguous: the fight against fee exploitation in education will not remain confined to a single city.
Public Reaction
The post generated widespread engagement on X, with large numbers of students and supporters expressing enthusiasm and hope that the movement would grow into genuine nationwide change, while others questioned the political framing of the event and called for concrete policy proposals to follow the rally's momentum.
