The question hour in the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday was a divided house. The opposition wanted to raise the issue of the state government discontinuing the post-matric scholarship for tribal students. However, when the government did not accede to their demand, Congress and AAP MLAs walked out of the House and staged a protest outside.

Congress MLA Dr Tushar Chaudhary said, “A resolution was passed by the government to discontinue the scholarships, which was a joint initiative by the Centre and the state government. When the ruling party was asked about the reasons, they did not have a clear answer. We wanted to know if the scholarship scheme would be resumed or not.” 

AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava said that the BJP government had passed a resolution to stop this scheme on October 28, 2024. Vasava alleged the ruling party of being ‘anti-tribal’, seeking the reason for  discontinuing the scholarship for the tribal communities.

Congress MLA Anant Patel said, “This government does not want the tribal community to study. That’s why neither the government nor the Education Minister Kuber Dindor talks about the education of tribals.”

Patel also went on to add that not one BJP MLA from the tribal community has supported them, and the government’s discontinuation of the scheme has led to a standstill for 60,000 tribal students studying in management quota.