New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and his daughter, Aishwarya DKS Hegde, are facing criticism after the latter made remarks about the quality of teachers at government schools. Stakeholders have accused the government of shifting the blame to teachers instead of addressing the poor state of the public education system.

According to a report by Deccan Herald, Aishwarya Hegde, an educationist and daughter of Shivakumar, took part in a government-organised CSR event, where she remarked, "More than teacher shortage, low efficiency is the problem." She was referring to the Karnataka Public School in Doddalahalli, which is receiving support from the National Education Foundation, where she serves as trustee-secretary....