Gujarat govt orders probe in to distribution of school bags with former UP CM’s pictures

Chhota Udepur/Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has ordered an inquiry in to the embarassing incident of distribution of bags with pictures of former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to school students under a government programme (Shalapraveshotsav or annual admission fest meant for re-admission of the dropouts) in tribal dominant Chhota Udepur district.

Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma said that he has asked the collector to look in to the matter and submit a report in a day or two.

He also said that prima facie it has come to fore that the bags were reportedly ordered by local district panchayat which was ruled by Congress party.

Notably, the bags recently distributed to school children in Nasvadi and Alipura area of the district were found to be carrying pictures of the former UP CM under the external sticker district panchayat education wing.

Meanwhile the district education officer said that the order for around 12000 such bags were given to a private party in Surat. Each bag cost Rs 140.

DeshGujarat