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ABVP protests against WTO

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Opposes inclusion of the education sector in GATS

FOR A CAUSE: Activists of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad staging a demonstration in Shimoga on Saturday against the move to include education in GATS.

SHIMOGA: Activists of the Shimoga unit of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) staged a dharna here on Saturday against the WTO Summit to be held on December 13 in Hong Kong and the move to include education in the list of WTO. The activists took out a procession to the Deputy Commissioner's office and submitted a memorandum. In the memorandum, they expressed their opposition to the move to include the education sector in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS). They warned that the Centre's decision to sign the agreement will deprive poor and meritorious students from backward classes of educational facilities. The activists said the Centre's decision will result in commercialisation of education. This will lead to disastrous consequences in future as it will throw the sector open to foreign universities and education institutions without any hindrance.

"By allowing this to happen, the Centre will be doing a great disservice to education, culture and national interests," they said.

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