New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Congress Whip in the Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore, on Tuesday alleged that the central government is 'encroaching' on the state's power and the education system through new UGC draft.

Speaking to ANI, he said that the BJP wanted to communalize education, while adding that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is trying to capture educational institutions.

"I had moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha against the proposals of the UGC, which encroach on the state's power and the education system. Since the BJP formed the central government, they have been trying to communalize education, and the RSS is trying to capture it," Tagore said.

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