India, July 29 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, alleging that it had weakened the state's education system by shutting thousands of primary schools under the guise of mergers and depriving disadvantaged communities of quality education.

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh dismissed the allegations as "baseless" and said no government primary school had been closed, asserting that only schools with low enrolment had been "merged" with nearby institutions.

Speaking during a discussion on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, Yadav alleged that the BJP governments at the Centre and i...