Lucknow,

03 July (HS): Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the Samajwadi Party (SP),

launched a harsh assault on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday,

alleging a deep-rooted conspiracy behind the recent effort to consolidate rural

government schools. Yadav

said in a Hindi-language post on X that the BJP is deliberately destroying the

school system in order to deny future generations of their fundamental right to

an education. Education

is the best indicator of growth. He

expressed severe worry that the BJP government's continuous disregard of

education and educators is part of a broader scheme. He

accused the BJP of wanting to keep future generations uninformed because

educated people are more likely to be optimistic, tolerant, and resistant to

the BJP's destructive politics.

Education

raises awareness, and with it comes the courage to fight together against

injustice and tyranny. He stated that

the self-confidence developed through education poses a challenge to

authoritarian parties such as the BJP, and that if schools do not exist, there

will be no resistance to the BJP. The former chief minister voiced concern that

shutting government schools in rural would allow BJP-affiliated groups to open

own institutions under the guise of service, where they could allegedly spread

divisive views. Yadav further accused the governing party of cultivating a

group of illiterate, superstitious, and unscientific individuals who could be

easily misled. A properly educated and socially concerned individual could

never accept the BJP's worldview, he remarked.

He

emphasized the symbolic value of having schools in sight, saying, It is

well known that what disappears from sight disappears from mind. If schools are no longer visible in villages,

the inspiration for education will fade.” Yadav questioned the government's

priorities, arguing that if a voting booth can be put up for a single voter,

why can't a school be maintained for 30 children? Yadav, calling it part of a

larger plan to further marginalize the already impoverished PDA (Pichhda,

Dalit, Alpsankhyak) populations, encouraged resistance to the action and

demanded the protection and growth of government-run schools throughout Uttar

Pradesh. According to reports, the Yogi Adityanath-led administration chose to

consolidate schools in order to rationalize educational resources and solve

concerns like as low enrollment, teacher shortages, and infrastructure

duplication.

According

to authorities, the action is intended to integrate tiny and under-enrolled

schools with adjacent institutions. According to an official, the state has

over 1.40 lakh basic and upper primary government schools, with 29,000 having

50 or less children. These schools employ approximately 89,000 teachers. Yadav

also shared a Kannauj news report, claiming that 38 schools in the area are in

danger of merging.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi