Bhubaneswar, July 28 -- The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Tuesday announced a statewide agitation demanding the resignation of the State School and Mass Education Minister over alleged large-scale errors in government school textbooks.
Announcing the protest programme at Congress Bhavan here, AICC Odisha in-charge Lalji Desai said Congress leaders and workers would take to the streets across the state to press for the Minister's resignation and comprehensive reforms in the education sector.
Expressing concern over the reported mistakes in school textbooks, Desai said children should not be forced to protest over issues affecting their education. Instead, he said, the Congress would spearhead a statewide movement to hold the ...