Akhilesh Yadav Announces September 5 Programmes Over Closure of 26,000 UP Schools
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has announced programmes across Uttar Pradesh on September 5 to highlight the closure of government schools.
Yadav said the programmes will focus on around 26,000 schools that he claims were shut down under the BJP government.
“SP will hold programmes on September 5 to make people aware of the closure of 26,000 schools by the state government,” Yadav said.
The programmes are planned for Teachers’ Day, which is observed across India on September 5. SP workers are expected to visit the schools and raise awareness about the issue.
Akhilesh Yadav Targets UP Government Over Schools
Yadav has repeatedly criticised the Uttar Pradesh government over the reported decline in government school numbers.
He has claimed that more than 26,000 government primary schools were closed after the BJP came to power in 2017. The figures are part of his political criticism of the state government’s education policies.
The SP chief has also alleged that school closures have affected children from backward, Dalit and minority communities.
He has linked the issue to access to education in rural areas. Yadav has further argued that girls could face greater difficulties when schools are located farther from their homes.
The issue has become a key part of the SP’s political campaign ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
SP Promises to Reopen Schools
Yadav has also promised that the Samajwadi Party would reopen the schools if it returns to power in Uttar Pradesh.
He has said strengthening government education would be among the party’s priorities.
The BJP government has faced repeated criticism from the opposition over education, recruitment and school infrastructure. The state government’s position on the school figures and the opposition’s allegations remains part of the wider political debate.
The September 5 programmes are expected to give the SP another platform to intensify its campaign on education and public services.
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