India, Aug. 3 -- A day before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly's Monsoon Session begins on August 3, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav mounted a broad attack on the Yogi Adityanath government, alleging failures in education, agriculture, employment and governance. He said the Opposition would raise issues affecting the public and seek answers from the government during the session. Addressing a press conference attended by senior party leaders, including Shivpal Singh Yadav and SP MLAs, Akhilesh released the fourth edition of the party's "PDA audit", focusing on the education sector. He alleged that the government had shut or merged more than 26,000 government schools, resulting in a decline of nearly 28 lakh student enrolments across the state. Claiming that Dalit, backward and tribal children had suffered the most, Akhilesh said the closure of schools had adversely affected the education of children from poor families. He also accused the government of weakening the public education system by reducing teaching staff instead of strengthening schools. The SP chief alleged that the number of teachers had fallen by more than 62,000 while over 81,000 teaching posts remained vacant because the government had not undertaken fresh recruitment.
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