'One inspection, all Noida schools shut?': Edu dept fact-checks Saurav Das's claim
The Gautam Buddh Nagar education department has refuted claims made by a political spokesperson that all government schools in the district were ordered to close following an inspection. Officials clarified that schools are operating normally and labeled the social media claims as misleading.
Why it matters
This highlights the spread of misinformation in local political campaigns and the role of government agencies in fact-checking public claims.
NOIDA: A claim by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das that all government schools in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district were ordered to shut immediately after his team inspected a school in Noida has been refuted by the district education department.In a post on X, Das claimed that all government schools in Gautam Buddh Nagar had been directed to close immediately and linked the alleged action to the CJP’s inspection of a school in Noida.He also questioned what the Uttar Pradesh government was trying to hide.However, the District Basic Education Officer (DBEO), Gautam Buddh Nagar, said the claim was false and misleading and clarified that no such closure order had been issued.In an office order issued on Tuesday, DBEO Rahul Panwar said a misleading message had been circulated on social media by Das stating: "All government Schools in Gautam Buddh Nagar in UP have been directed to be…
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