…Clueless

Yes, you read right! The results of the Class 10th and 12th examinations were declared recently. Every state government is bragging about how the quality of education has improved under their rule. But why is the chief minister of Utta Pradesh, Ms. Mayawati Naina Kumari so quiet?

You can usually see her on the television, bragging about one thing or the other; how the Dalits have benefited under her or how the crime in the state has reached an all time low. But why isn’t she bragging about the education like all the other chief ministers?

Well, that’s because she has nothing to brag about here!! 20 lakh students, yes 20 lakh students have failed in the class 10th and class 12th examinations held this year. This is quite a number. The state of U.P. now has 20 lakh kids who will not enter college or not even be high school graduates.

The state of U.P. is in a sad state! Someone needs to do something about the situation quickly. There was an anti-copying law that was introduced more than a decade back in the state which saw the pass percentage of the students in the state plummet to the lowest levels. When Mulayam Singh came into power, he abolished the law and the pass percentage increased from somewhere in the mid-thirties to around eighty pecent. But the law was recently passed again which resulted in 20 lakh students failing in the examinations.

These kids will probably do what their other, older siblings are doing - indulge in some anti-social and criminal activities. U.P. is sick and some immediate steps are required to heal it. The politicians in power are useless and corrupt. The people are illiterate and ignorant. The infrastructure is in shambles.

Lets stop dreaming about becoming a super power and focus on issues that matter.