National
Education Day celebrated in Uttar Pradesh schools
Friday November 11, 2011 09:57:24 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mayawati's message to school children across the
state on National Education Day observed Friday was read out along
side Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's message in the state's
300,000 basic schools.
Mayawati was earlier understood to have turned down a request from
the centre for getting the prime minister's message read out in
schools on the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad, celebrated Nov 11 as the National Education Day.
"The state government never had any intention to ignore the prime
minister's message to the children, but since the chief minister
too wanted to convey her good wishes to them, we have made
arrangements for simultaneous reading of both the messages," a top
spokesman of the chief minister's office told IANS here Friday.
While the prime minister's message included a description of the
tough life he led in his early days and how it was merit that
eventually took him to get the best education, Mayawati
highlighted how she too acquired her education at the Delhi
University.
"I had to walk miles to reach my school in my native village in
Punjab … I slogged and studied hard to earn my reward from this
nation which paid me back in much bigger dividends," Manmohan
Singh stated in his message.
Mayawati in her message pointed out, "It was my dedication and
hard work that enabled me to acquire higher education - a BA, B.Ed
and LL.B from Delhi University." She continued, "Thanks to my
grandfather the late Mangal Sen who never believed in
discriminating between girls and boys that I could move ahead of
my brothers because he always inspired and encouraged me to gain
more and more education."
She says, "I began my career as a school teacher an later took to
social service and politics; see today I am the chief minister of
India's most populous state for the fourth time. I am sure you too
can scale such heights in life and serve the society, state and
the nation."
The chief minister focused on Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, saying
"this architect of the Indian Constitution had made special
provision for providing free and compulsory education to all until
the age of 14."
She added, "It was in keeping with Babasaheb's dream that I made
it a point to formulate a policy of not only ensuring free
education but of also providing free books, free uniform as well
as free meal to all students irrespective of caste or creed in all
our schools."
She sought to remind them, "All this was not available until
sometime back. I would want you all to take advantage of these new
facilities and make it a point to attend classes, study, set your
goals and achieve them in life."
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