The Ministry of Education has requested a report from the West Bengal government regarding a Class 10 model question paper that asked students to mark “Azad Kashmir” on a map.
The image of the question paper went viral on social media, leading to a political row with the opposition BJP claiming it to be a “jihadi conspiracy” and the ruling TMC stating it was a mistake that they do not support.
The Ministry has also asked for an action taken report from the Education Department of West Bengal in connection with the question in the test paper.
Union Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar, has called for a state-level inquiry and action against the publisher and the person who set the paper.
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education president, Ramanuj Ganguly, acknowledged the mistake and stated that action is being taken against those responsible.
