The Bihar government's decision to paint 551 model schools saffron and rename them Saraswati Vidya Niketan has sparked a political row. JD(U) leaders said education should not be linked to any colour, while the opposition accused the NDA of promoting religious ideology. The government defended the move, saying saffron symbolises prosperity and development.
Patna: Political temperature has risen in Bihar after the state government decided to paint model schools in a saffron pallete.
Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated 551 model schools on Sunday. Reports indicate that officials have been directed to paint all model schools saffron instead of conventional colours such as pink, sky blue or yellow. Bihar government has renamed 551 Model Schools (covering classes 9 to 12) as Saraswati Vidya Niketan.
Responding to the BJP-led NDA government`s decision, JD (U) national working president and MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said, "Education has no colour. Nitish Kumar had initiated such Model Schools. Education is for everyone. I don't think it should be given any colour."
Senior JD (U) leader and Bihar food and consumer protection minister Ashok Choudhary said the opposition should focus on whether the quality of education had improved during the NDA’s two decades in power instead of raising objections over the colour of school buildings.
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