"Certain people lived in Gujarat, grew up here, their children studied here, they carried out business here but if you find any other state better (in terms of school education) - and I request that whichever state or country you find better, go there after collecting your child's (school leaving) certificate," Vaghani said.
Those people who do not like the school education in Gujarat should collect their children’s certificates and go to whichever state or country they like, instead of criticizing the state where they have lived and grown-up, Gujarat minister Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.
The Education Minister was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a school building in Rajkot, located over 200 km from here. The function was attended by the parents of several school students.
He said the people who lived and grew up in Gujarat now find other states better in terms of school education, an apparent attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its criticism of the quality of government schools in Gujarat.
“Certain people lived in Gujarat, grew up here, their children studied here, they carried out business here…But if you find any other state better (in terms of school education) – and I request this in the presence of reporters here – that whichever state or country you find better, go there after collecting your child’s (school leaving) certificate,” Vaghani said.
“I would like to tell the people who have the mentality to oppose that if they feel that everything here is in bad shape, then do not wait here even for a moment,” the minister said.
One can suggest ways to improve education, but should not say something about the government schools that would make parents and students feel helpless, he added.
Recently, Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann conducted a roadshow in Ahmedabad, with the party aiming to contest all seats in the Gujarat Assembly election due in December this year.
Attribution-The Indian Express
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