A bizarre order of the Education Department debarring girls from participating in games during annual sports has drawn ire from the political parties who say this decision reflects anti-female face of Akhilesh Yadav Government.
BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that this Government boasts of slogan “Padhe betiyan, badhe betiyan” but bars girls from taking part in field games like hockey, cricket and football. “For the State-run schools, girls account for almost 60 per cent of the total strength. Why was this order issued. The Government is against girls taking part in sports, particularly in the field games,” Pathak said here on Wednesday.
A senior Congress leader Maroof Khan said that differentiating between girls and boys is a crime.
