Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka criticised the state government, saying that the government should shut bars and not the universities. He said the government is now targeting universities to prevent youth from graduating, ultimately leading to the discontinuation of the Yuva Nidhi scheme. He warned that the decision to shut down universities would severely impact backward districts like Chamarajanagar, Koppal, and Mandya. Former Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said that the closure of eight universities would be a setback to progress. He accused the Congress of causing regression in all sectors and harming the educational aspirations of the youth. The Karnataka government will bring down on nine of the 10 new universities that were established during the BJP government after it was found that only one of them was fully functional on Friday, sources confirmed. The government is also shutting down Jan. Aushadhi (affordable medicine centres) established by the Central government. The Central government has expanded the railway connectivity by 40,000 km by the Modi-led government.
