LUCKNOW, May 21 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over falling school admissions in the state and closure of private madrasas.

In a series of posts on X, she said: "There were 1.74 crore admissions in primary and upper primary schools of UP in the year 2023-24, but in 2024-25 there were only 1.52 crore i.e. a drop of about 22 lakh in school enrolment. Such a poor condition of the government school system is serious and worrying. Proper attention of the government on the importance and need of education is necessary," she said.

"However, instead of supporting the private system of madrasas etc. under the cheap and accessible system, the government's attitude is to close them down by ...