Akhilesh Yadav, the national president of the Samajwadi Party and Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Friday expressed deep concern over the state of the teachers and the education department in UP. Addressing a press conference, Yadav emphasised the importance of education and the role of teachers in shaping society.
"Recently, through newspapers, we have seen government decisions that have deeply worried us. We are concerned because if education is deliberately destroyed as part of a conspiracy, what will become of our society? We all know that Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) was a teacher himself. And being a teacher, that identity within him never faded, whether it was the Legislative Assembly or Parliament, he always tried to explain things. On political platforms too...."
"People often label us as a ‘parivaar-vaad party,’ but being the son of a teacher, I share a familial bond with every teacher. Their pain is my pain. Those who have worked with us know that whenever the Samajwadi Party got a chance, we made sincere efforts to resolve the issues teachers faced.” Yadav stated.
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Yadav criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government for ignoring teachers’ concerns despite their peaceful protests and court cases.
"The BJP is regressive. They know that educated people ask questions. Educated people oppose divisive politics. That’s why they want fewer schools, so there will be fewer voices of dissent. Educated people demand jobs. If government jobs exist, reservations have to be implemented. But the BJP is against reservations; hence, jobs are not even on their agenda. I urge BJP not to push teachers and government employees to a point where mass protests erupt and disrupt every sector.” Yadav alleged.
Claiming that the BJP government heartless, Yadav alleged, “The BJP government always adopts an indifferent attitude towards the problems of teachers and staff. This is a heartless government. We have said this many times. Whenever it’s time for them to make a decision, we have seen this government lacks empathy.”
Yadav also alleged exploitation of teachers, including corruption in transfer postings, and claimed that the government’s policies are pushing teachers and government employees towards mass protests.
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