Overview

• Enrolment in Uttar Pradesh's government primary and upper primary schools dropped from 1.74 crore in 2023-24 to 1.52 crore in 2024-25, a decline of nearly 22 lakh students.
• Mayawati criticised the state government for neglecting school infrastructure and failing to address the educational needs of underprivileged communities.
• The UP government has demolished 225 madrassas and other religious structures near the Indo-Nepal border, citing illegal construction, a move Mayawati called unjust and harmful to grassroots education.
• She warned that these actions jeopardise the future of marginalised Bahujan families, urging the government to invest in improving schools and supporting low-cost educational institutions.
• In an effort to mobilise youth support ahead of elections, Mayawati reappointed her nephew Akash Anand as BSP's national coordinator.