“Everyone wants a scapegoat…” Vikas Divyakirti on being ‘targeted’ after UPSC aspirants’ death
Jul 31, 2024
New Delhi July 30 (ANI): Dr Vikas Divyakirti, founder of Drishti IAS, claimed he’s being targeted as a scapegoat in the Old Rajinder Nagar Coaching Centre incident. He believes that the administration wants to shift blame and ease public pressure. Divyakirti acknowledges the students' emotional turmoil and valid concerns, sharing that he's haunted by the thought of the three children who died.
On being asked why is he being targeted, Dr Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS said, “I am getting targeted because in such cases, everyone wants a scapegoat. It makes things easier for the administration, they think they are safe, let that one person suffer, and even the society feels that they have got the accused...The students are going through an emotional turmoil, and the reason for their anger is why did I not stand with them...The sealing action took place in more than 50 institutes, one of them is ours...”