Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) coordinator Akshay Kumar on Wednesday said that the Odisha bandh called by the organisation received public participation, claiming that people joined the protest against alleged textbook errors and demanded accountability from the state government.
Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the bandh was announced through a non-violent approach and claimed that no damage to public property or incidents of violence were reported during the protest. This has been announced following a non-violent path, without causing any damage to national property or resorting to any violence,” he said. “This Odisha Bandh, for which we have called today… a lot of messages are coming in, and people have spontaneously participated in the bandh.
“This Satyagraha has reached its 42nd day today. He added that the organisation would decide the future course of action based on the government’s response after the Odisha bandh. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, alleging errors in school textbooks and seeking action from the state government. (ANI)
Kumar said the protest was linked to alleged errors in school textbooks from Classes 1 to 8 and claimed that the issue had continued for nearly 42 days. He alleged that around 55 textbooks contained more than 2,000 mistakes and claimed that the government had acknowledged 1,678 errors.
Kumar demanded accountability from School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond and said that the minister should resign if responsibility for the issue is not accepted. Opposition political parties, social organisations, and civil society members have all come to support us, but there is no sign of response from the government,” he said. Kumar said that his hunger strike would continue until the issue is addressed and accountability is fixed.
