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Gandhi alleges pregnancy tests at Maharashtra tribal hostels
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to address alleged pregnancy tests and other medical checks imposed on girls in tribal student hostels after extended leave. The Times…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to address alleged pregnancy tests and other medical checks imposed on girls in tribal student hostels after extended leave. The Times of India reports that Gandhi, who met tribal students in Pune last week, also cited unsafe facilities, poor food, sanitation and medical care, along with injuries and deaths. He sought a meeting between Fadnavis and the students.
The New Indian Express reports that tribal students have been on hunger strike for 10 days over an age limit of 30 years and other alleged humiliating rules. The Maharashtra BJP asked Gandhi to first examine tribal hostels in Congress-ruled Telangana and Karnataka. It also alleged that some protesting schools in Maharashtra are run by Congress leaders and cited three recent deaths and bathrooms without doors. Gandhi has urged an immediate resolution.
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The Times of India gives greater space to Gandhi’s allegations about pregnancy checks and unsafe hostel conditions, while The New Indian Express gives prominence to the BJP’s counterclaims about Congress-linked schools and governance in other states. Neither account establishes the allegations independently, and the BJP’s claims about responsibility and deaths are presented as party assertions. The dispute therefore combines student welfare complaints with competing political accountability claims. The immediate administrative measure is Fadnavis’s response to the students’ request for a personal meeting and a review of hostel rules, including the 30-year age limit.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), newindianexpress.com (neutral report)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
