PRAYAGRAJ, July 13 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday criticised the Samajwadi Party (SP) for opposing the ongoing merger of government primary schools, alleging that the party lacks real issues and is not concerned about the quality of education.

Addressing the media in Prayagraj, Maurya said, "Only those schools with no or fewer students are being merged. The Allahabad high court has upheld this decision. SP's objection is baseless."

He accused SP of undermining educational reforms during its tenure and recalled, "When Rajnath Singh was the education minister, an anti-cheating ordinance was introduced, but SP revoked it after coming to power."

Maurya alleged that the Samajwadi Party has consistently supported cri...