Bengal

XKolkata: State Education Minister Bratya Basu on Monday night hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for “peddling lies” over reports claiming that West Bengal tops the list of states with the highest number of schools having zero enrolment.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Basu wrote, “BJP—the eternal liar!” He added: “In the last decade and a half, more than a thousand new and upgraded schools have been established in our state, covering the remotest corners of Bengal.” Quoting Mark Twain, he remarked: “Figures don’t lie, but liars do figure! Let us now dispel the myths and separate figures from lies.”

The minister’s comments came in response to the latest UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) 2024–25 report, published in late August, which reveal

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