New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- : The Congress party on Monday slammed the BJP led NDA government at the Centre for its alleged "step-motherly" treatment towards Dalits and Tribals. It also criticised the CBSE's decision to increase the fee for Class X and XII board examinations.

"In the last six years, the BJP government has acted in a step-motherly way towards Dalits and Tribals. Dalits have become a victim of BJP's political indifference, social exploitation, and economic negligence," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said in a statement.

Criticising CBSE's decision to increase the fee, Surjewala said, "CBSE has increased the fees for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students for class 10th and 12th Board exams by ...