Priyanka questions U.P. school merger decision, calls it directed against Dalits, backwards

Apna Dal Stages Protest in Lucknow Against Merger of Primary Schools

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Hundreds of workers and leaders of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) staged a protest here on Tuesday against the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to shut down and merge primary schools across the state. India News | Apna Dal Stages Protest in Lucknow Against Merger of Primary Schools.

Priyanka questions U.P. school merger decision, calls it directed against Dalits, backwards

If schools are located far from homes, how will small children, especially girls, walk several kilometers to reach school, she asked

Dravidianist Mouthpiece Sun News Spreads Misinformation Once Again - Twists UP's School Consolidation As 'Closure Of 5000 Schools' - The Commune

It appears that journalists working for Sun News, a channel owned by DMK’s first family find it hard to call it a day without pushing out negative narratives about Uttar Pradesh. On 15 July 2025, the channel once again courted controversy by publishing a misleading news card targeting the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government. The social media post read, “Supreme Court agrees to urgently hear the case regarding the closure of approximately 5,000 go…

Why no opportunity for Dalits? Cong leader stokes row over Shukla’s space sojourn

New Delhi, July 15, 2025 Even as the Indian astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla returns to Earth after spending a fortnight in the International Space Station (ISS), a political fight has begun back home over his caste identity. The controversy stemmed from Congress leader Udit Raj’s remarks as he questioned the government’s ‘preference and partisan’ approach in picking astronauts from certain communities and depriving Dalits of a …