– Dear National Assembly – my conclusion is: Ola Borten Moe is not a minister for research and higher education. He is a minister versus research and higher education, Raja said when addressing the Liberal Party’s national meeting in Gardermoen on Sunday morning.
Raja is a spokesman for education policy in the Liberal Party and danced up to the lectern to the tune of “Love the teacher” – with great enthusiasm from the audience.
The Liberal deputy leader used much of the office to criticize the efforts of Borten Moe, accused of abdicating his responsibilities and not taking students’ concerns seriously.
CRITICIZED: Ola Borten Moe receives harsh criticism from Abid Raja. Pictured here together in 2014. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB
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– I wonder what it’s like to be a student and have a minister like Ola Borten Moe, a minister who should have been the most enthusiastic, forward in the cheering group, but who instead uses every opportunity to tell students how little they have to complain about, Raja says.
– Punish the students
He points out several examples of cases where he believes the government has neglected its responsibility to students.
– The minister could have said that the electricity subsidy for students should be revised. He could face the considerable turmoil we see in Research Norway. He could refrain from punishing students from abroad who are going to study in Norway and for the first time breaking the principle of freedom that has been so decisive in Norwegian education, says the deputy liberal leader.
In addition, Raja refers to another measure adopted by the government in the state budget, with salary cuts for Norwegian students abroad.
– Could refrain from punishing Norwegian students in Norway who want to travel outside the Nordic countries to pursue higher education. He could say that the students have his full and unconditional support, Raja says.
He places his trust in SV
The deputy liberal leader says he is full of admiration for the students. He points out that they were isolated during the crown pandemic and are now also feeling the rise in prices with a limited food budget.
– We wonder how students feel when Ola Borten Moe responds to all their worries with a shrug, and who on Dagsnytt September 18, 20 comes to say that “Students are adults who have to take responsibility for their own lives. like the rest of us “. As if the students didn’t already know that Ola – and as if the students didn’t already take that responsibility, says Raja.
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He also points the finger at the SV government budget partner and reminds that the research minister rules at their mercy.
– Borten Moe may not be the student minister, but he is the minister of SV. They’ve twice approved its budgets with Center Party policies, and will now negotiate again, Raja says.
Now he hopes SV will prioritize students in next year’s state budget negotiations.
– Around this time last year, SV joined VG and said they should pressure the government to increase student aid. “Ready for tough negotiations if the government wants to count on your support,” SV said at the time. And what happened? Anything.
