Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD on Tuesday announced a statewide ‘Save Education Campaign’ to be held from July 9 to 15. The party is demanding stringent action against those responsible for alleged errors in textbooks for Classes 1 to 8.
It has also reiterated its demand for the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond.
Addressing a press conference, BJD MLA and senior general secretary Byomkesh Ray, youth wing president Chinmay Sahu and student wing chief Ipsita Sahu criticised the state government over the issue.
The party accused the BJP government of failing to withdraw the allegedly error-ridden textbooks.
This comes despite the commencement of the academic session. “The state government has not so far taken any measure to withdraw the faulty textbooks,” Ray alleged.
“There is absolutely no coordination between the chief minister, the minister concerned, and the secretary,” he added.
The BJD leaders claimed that parents are worried about the impact of the issue on children’s education.
They appealed to parents to join the party’s ‘Save Education Campaign’.
In a statement, the party said it will organise protests across the state from July 9 to 15 under the campaign. It also demanded that the government withdraw the allegedly defective textbooks.
The party asked for revised, error-free editions to be provided within a month.
“The parents and students will never forgive CM Mohan Majhi, Gond, and the departmental secretary for playing with the future of children,” the party said.
It added that the youth and students will launch a strong movement against the BJP government.
