Jaipur, Aug. 20 -- Congress national general secretary and MLA Sachin Pilot on Thursday strongly criticised the Rajasthan Education Department's recent directive restricting unauthorised entry, photography and videography inside government schools, alleging that the order was intended to prevent the actual condition of schools from being reported.

Speaking to the media while joining the Congress protest outside the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Pilot said the directive was "condemnable" and questioned the rationale behind preventing people from photographing or recording the condition of government schools.

"This order is condemnable; one cannot take photos or post videos to reveal the condition of the schools, and journalists are bar...