New education policy 'unilateral' drive to destroy Indian education: CPI(M)

The CPI(M) on Wednesday opposed the new National Education Policy introduced by the government and termed it an "unilateral drive to "destroy Indian education".

The party alleged that Parliament has been completely bypassed in the process of forming the policy.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the new National Education Policy (NEP) and renamed the HRD Ministry as Education Ministry, officials said.

A panel led by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Kasturirangan had submitted the draft of the new policy to Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' when he took charge last year.

The draft was then put in