Bihar: Class VII mid-term examination query paper calls Kashmir a separate nation, govt orders probe

An argument has erupted within the state of Bihar after a category VII examination query paper in one of many faculties in Kishanganj indicated Kashmir as a separate nation. Students within the mid-term examination have been requested ‘what the people of five countries named China, Nepal, England, Kashmir, and India are called’.

According to the experiences, the incident which occurred in one of many faculties in Kishanganj has pressured the Education Minister to look into the matter. Education Minister Chandrashekhar Singh mentioned that he would order Kishanganj District Magistrate to inquire into the case contemplating the blatant mistake dedicated by the paper setter. “Stern action would be taken against the person responsible for setting this question in examination”, he mentioned.

The incident is claimed to have occurred on Monday when the category VII college students of one of many faculties in Kishanganj appeared for the English mid-term check. They have been requested to reply a query that didn’t determine Kashmir as part of India. Reportedly, an identical query was requested within the examination within the 12 months 2017 as nicely.

The BJP leaders took cognizance of the occasion and slammed the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance authorities for appeasing politics. Condemning the ‘mistake’, BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal mentioned, “We take it as part of a conspiracy. Such education department officials need to be thoroughly investigated. Kashmir question could be part of a conspiracy to pollute minds of young students”, he mentioned on Facebook.

“Nitish Kumar is so restless with his desire to become the prime minister that they are inflicting anti-national question papers on the children of Class 7”, he added. BJP Kishanganj district president Sushant Gope additionally slammed the state authorities over the incident and mentioned, “This is an attempt to show Kashmir and India apart in the minds of children. It is not a mistake, it is part of Nitish’s conspiracy to gain political mileage before the upcoming elections”.

However, Education Minister Chandrashekhar Singh defended the incident claiming that it was majorly due to the error of the paper setter and that the state had already initiated steps to rectify the error and to punish the responsible. He additionally countered the BJP leaders and requested what had occasion carried out prior to now when PM Modi had clubbed Nalanda and Taxila, each as part of Bihar.

Kishanganj, Bihar | Class 7 query paper phrases Kashmir as separate nation

Got this through Bihar Education Board. Ques needed to ask what are individuals from Kashmir known as? Mistakenly carried as what are individuals of nation of Kashmir known as? This was human error: Headteacher, SK Das pic.twitter.com/VVv1qAZ2sz

— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2022

The college authorities additionally clarified the incident and mentioned that the query was misprinted resulting from human error and that the unique query learn, “What are people from Kashmir called?”. According to Kishanganj district schooling officer Subhash Gupta, the state schooling division carried out mid-term examinations for college students from courses 1 to eight from October 12 to 18. Kishanganj district had no position to play as questions have been set in Patna by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). “It was just a human error”, he said.