New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government had "devastated the future of the youth" over the past 12 years, claiming that 94,000 schools had shut down in recent years and calling for a clear, comprehensive and time-bound "Education-to-Employment Roadmap" for young people.

Addressing the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the party headquarters, Indira Bhawan, Kharge alleged that instead of new schools opening, 94,000 schools had shut down in recent years.

He further alleged that higher education was becoming increasingly expensive and out of reach for ordinary families due to what he described as a race towards privatisation, and claimed that educational institution...