Jammu, 11 October (H.S.): Former Minister and senior BJP leader, Sukhnandan Choudhary launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah over the failure to address the shortage of teaching staff in Government schools, particularly in the Jammu province, warning that the future of thousands of students can't be sacrificed due to the Government's neglect of the education sector.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP Headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, here, along with BJP Media in charge, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Party's Kisan Morcha president, Rakesh Pant, and former DDC member, Balbir Lal, Choudhary expressed serious concern over the shortage of principals, headmasters, lecturers, and subject-specific teachers in Government schools. He demanded that Omar Abdullah Government should immediately take corrective measures to fill the vacant posts or accept responsibility for the deteriorating situation and resign from the position of heading the Government in Jammu and Kashmir.

Choudhary said that numerous Government schools continue to struggle with a lack of essential teaching staff. He pointed out that several higher secondary schools are functioning without principals or lecturers in important subjects, while high schools are facing shortages of headmasters, mathematics teachers, physical training teachers, and other essential staff.

How can the Government talk about educational development when Government schools are struggling to provide students with teachers for their subjects? The Chief Minister must answer to the parents whose children are suffering because of these deficiencies. The future of our children can't be held hostage to administrative apathy, Choudhary asserted.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar