Opposition slams Modi over his live Teachers' Day address to students
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Opposition slams Modi over his live Teachers' Day address to students
New Delhi: A row has broken out over the Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry's directive on the compulsory viewing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Teachers Day speech by school students across the country. The opposition slammed the government directive and said that schools and parents will be inconvenienced by this directive.
A number of private schools termed the initiative as "good and positive", but they feel making the necessary arrangements for showing the address to the students will put lot of burden on the teachers and they will not be able to celebrate the day.
Some schools said that they will now be forced to stretch their schedule as generally they close by 2 pm. But after this directive they will be forced to stay open even after 2 pm as Modi's address will be telecast from 3pm to 5pm.
HRD officials said that schools have been asked to facilitate live telecast of the address and attendance is not mandatory for students. Congress leader Manish Tewari said, "The government is inconveniencing teachers, students and parents. The PM should re-schedule his speech."
Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "If Central Government has taken decision of Teachers Say then it is for everyone. The Prime Minister has full right to take such decisions."