Education ministry seeks report from West Bengal govt on ‘Azad Kashmir’ question – Times of India
Union education ministry has asked for a factual report along with an action taken report from the West Bengal government on a Class X model question paper asking students to mark “Azad Kashmir” in a map, sources said on Wednesday.
According to a senior ministry source, “The Ministry has taken serious view on the news reports on a question for the Class X examination 2022-23 of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education asking the students to identify ‘Azad Kashmir’ on India’s map. Taking cognizance of the seriousness of the matter the ministry has asked for a factual report along with action taken report from the state education department of West Bengal in connection with the question in the test paper.”
A political row had erupted in West Bengal on Tuesday after an image of a Class X model question paper, asking students to mark “Azad Kashmir” in a map, went viral on social media, with the opposition BJP claiming it to be a “jihadi conspiracy” and the TMC terming it a mistake that it doesn’t support.
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education President Ramanuj Ganguly had conceded that the “goof up” has taken place in the test papers published by the autonomous body, and action is being taken against those responsible for the mistake.
According to a senior ministry source, “The Ministry has taken serious view on the news reports on a question for the Class X examination 2022-23 of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education asking the students to identify ‘Azad Kashmir’ on India’s map. Taking cognizance of the seriousness of the matter the ministry has asked for a factual report along with action taken report from the state education department of West Bengal in connection with the question in the test paper.”
A political row had erupted in West Bengal on Tuesday after an image of a Class X model question paper, asking students to mark “Azad Kashmir” in a map, went viral on social media, with the opposition BJP claiming it to be a “jihadi conspiracy” and the TMC terming it a mistake that it doesn’t support.
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education President Ramanuj Ganguly had conceded that the “goof up” has taken place in the test papers published by the autonomous body, and action is being taken against those responsible for the mistake.
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