PATNA: A recent Class-7 question paper in Bihar government schools allegedly described Kashmir as a separate country, prompting the education department to order a probe, officials said on Wednesday.
The claim that Kashmir is not a part of India was made in an English mid-term exam paper approved by the Bihar Education Project Council, and distributed among students in Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar districts, he said.
Deepak Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary “We have ordered a probe into the matter and strict action will be taken against those found guilty,” (education department) told PTI.
Meanwhile, the opposition BJP alleged that the content of the question paper points to the fact that Bihar government officials consider Kashmir as a separate country.
BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal said in a Facebook post, “The state government is still silent on my concern that they do not consider Kashmir a part of India. This question paper advocates that Bihar government officials should consider Kashmir as a part of India. Consider a separate country.” Hindi.
The claim that Kashmir is not a part of India was made in an English mid-term exam paper approved by the Bihar Education Project Council, and distributed among students in Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar districts, he said.
Deepak Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary “We have ordered a probe into the matter and strict action will be taken against those found guilty,” (education department) told PTI.
Meanwhile, the opposition BJP alleged that the content of the question paper points to the fact that Bihar government officials consider Kashmir as a separate country.
BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal said in a Facebook post, “The state government is still silent on my concern that they do not consider Kashmir a part of India. This question paper advocates that Bihar government officials should consider Kashmir as a part of India. Consider a separate country.” Hindi.