Rajasthan Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas has raised his concern on the increasing suicide cases in coaching institutes in Kota and said that coaching institutes are only engaged in collecting money.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas took a dig at the coaching institutions in the state and said, “The coaching operators of Rajasthan are very wealthy but they cannot harass the children on the basis of money. They should be careful otherwise their coaching institutions will be vacant. I will tell the parents that their children will not move forward with these coaching, the children are smart. You give money to the coaching people, but they give threats to your children, what is the need for the coaching person to take the exam every second or third day?”
A NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) aspirant allegedly died by suicide in Kota on Sunday, the 23rd suicide case in the coaching hub this year.
Khachariyawas also termed coaching centres as ‘Mafia’ and said the government should take strict action against them. He said, “When we were children, there was no coaching. Were doctors not becoming IPS then? A mafia has emerged in the name of coaching, and the government will have to take strict action against this mafia. The Chief Minister had instructed the policemen to the SP collector to take action.”
In directions issued earlier on Monday, the Kota district administration has stayed tests and examinations at coaching centres for two months with immediate effect.
The Kota district administration, citing the need for mental support, stayed the tests and examinations for two months. “In order to provide mental support and security to the studying/residential students, the examinations, being conducted from time to time, in all coaching institutes operating in Kota, have been stayed with immediate effect for the next two months,” read an official release by the district administration on Sunday.
