LUCKNOW, July 31 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh of ruining the state's education and examination systems and jeopardising the future of students.

The SP chief also alleged that the ruling party was deliberately depriving children from poor families of education. "Citing mergers and other reasons, the government has shut down over 22,000 primary schools in Uttar Pradesh," Yadav said, alleging that the "incompetent" BJP government was responsible for the dilapidated condition of the state's "temples of learning".

He further alleged that the government was striking at the very foundation of a child's educational journey. "Many schools lack basi...