MP minister quizzes kids on BJP to test GK

What is the symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)? When was the BJP formed? Who is the Prime Minister of India and to which party does he belong?

Madhya Pradesh agriculture minister Gauri Shankar Bisen asked these “general knowledge” questions not to any party worker but to students of elementary classes at a government primary school in Indore.

Bisen’s questions came during the government’s mass teaching event “Mile Banche Madhya Pradesh” on Saturday.

His queries flummoxed not only students but also teachers.

For good measure, he told the students that these are important things and they must be aware of them.

Bisen also asked the students who was providing mid-day meals to them and who was the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. He concluded his teaching assignment by shouting ‘Jai Jai Shree Ram’ and asked students to repeat it.

When Hindustan Times asked Bisen about the motive of asking questions related to the BJP, he had no qualms about it.

“I am a minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government. The Prime Minister is also from the BJP. It’s my party why shouldn’t I ask these questions to the students. They must know about the ruling party,” he said.

ANOTHER FAUX PAS

In Khandwa district, the government’s exercise backfired to reveal a low standard of education.

In a primary school where school education minister Vijay Shah went to teach, not only the students but a teacher also failed to read from a Hindi book of Class 5.

The infuriated minister then asked the teacher what was his salary.

Shah said he would not punish anyone but told the teacher that he should be ashamed.