CJP Joins Odisha Students' Stir, Seeks Minister's Exit over Textbook Errors
Students and opposition groups say 1,678 mistakes in 55 textbooks show deeper failures in Odisha’s education system.
- On Monday, the Cockroach Janta Party extended support to the Navnirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan's 'satyagraha,' demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged textbook irregularities.
- Officials identified at least 1,678 errors across 55 textbooks for classes 1 to 8, including describing Isaac Newton as the "greatest pilot" and misplacing Niyamgiri Hills in Jharkhand and mislabelling the Odisha Legislative Assembly photograph.
- Das stated the government spent Rs 380 crore on textbooks filled with mistakes, urging accountability by citing former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation following the NEET-UG controversy as precedent for Gond.
- Ahead of Tuesday's Assembly session, the state government began distributing corrected textbooks across Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, while the NYCS and Opposition BJD planned to gherao the Assembly demanding education reforms and transparency.
- Rejecting the allegations, Odisha BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal labeled the CJP a "B-Team" of Congress and AAP, claiming their focus on BJP-ruled states is "purely political in nature" while ignoring issues elsewhere.
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