IUS says that Ranil-Gota's educational changes are coming under the NPP label.

The Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) warns that the proposed new education reforms pose a severe threat to Sri Lanka's free education system, and that children from low-income families are at risk of being marginalized from the education sector. The federation emphasizes that the general public must unite to defeat these measures immediately.

Issuing a special statement last Friday, the Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) accused that these education reforms, which the National People's Power (NPP) is attempting to introduce, are similar to the policies pursued by former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. They point out that the same old program is being implemented under the new government.

Although these reforms have been introduced under the themes of modernizing and restructuring the education system, the student union states that they are unnecessarily inclining schoolchildren towards the use of mobile phones and social media. In their opinion, this puts the country's education system in serious danger.

The Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) also reveals that approximately 200 million US dollars in foreign funding are involved in these education restructuring plans. Through these foreign agendas, there is a risk of small rural schools closing down and textbooks provided to students being cut, further hindering educational opportunities for children facing economic difficulties.

In light of this situation, the Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) urges the public to reject the relevant proposals, calling them merely "indicated education reforms." They further emphasize that a broad public dialogue should be initiated and transparency maintained regarding any major changes in the education sector before they are implemented.