New Delhi, January 18, 2023 (PPI-OT):A political row erupted in West Bengal state of India, yesterday, after an image of the class 10 model question paper asking students to mark “Azad Kashmir” on a map went viral on social media, with the opposition BJP claiming it to be a “jihadi conspiracy”. The development prompted the Indian government on Wednesday to ask the West Bengal government for a factual report on the mentioning of “Azad Kashmir” in class 10 model question paper.

As per reports: “The ministry has taken a serious view of news reports on a question for class 10 examination 2022-23 of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education asking the students to identify ‘Azad Kashmir’ on India’s map”. “The ministry has asked for a factual report along with an Action Taken Report from the Education Department of West Bengal in connection with the question in the test paper,” one of the Indian media outlets reported.

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education president Ramanuj Ganguly had conceded that the “goof-up” took place in the test papers published by the autonomous body, adding that action was being taken against those responsible for the mistake.

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