Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his Urdu language remark, noting the 'carelessness' of the CM towards the education and progress of the state.

Yadav questioned the CM over the closure, stating that 11 lakh primary schools have been shut across India, most of them in UP.

Speaking to ANI, Yadav said, "It is very clear that CM has nothing to do with language or progress. If you look at the record, 11 lakh primary schools have been shut. How many intermediate schools have been opened? Be it Polytechnic, ITI or Engineering - how much of it is being taken care of by the Government? How to improve the quality of education? Reports have come from...