Assam Education Minister finds strange connection between "empty-headed" teachers and Guwahati water pipe burst

Assam education minister Ranoj Pegu drew flak for allegedly insulting teachers by calling them “empty-headed” and comparing them Guwahati water pipe burst incidents.

State Education Minister Ronoj Pegu attended a meeting in Boko on Saturday where he delivered a lengthy speech at the annual session of the Assam College Principals' Council held at Jawaharlal Nehru College. In the middle of the speech, the state education minister targeted a section of teachers saying their heads are running out of “maal” (substance). Around 49 school principals took part in the programme.

Pegu while making his speech added, “Now, there are several teachers who don't wish to take classes and show negligence towards their responsibilities. You know why they find it hard to attend classes? Because their heads are empty. So what will they teach? After getting a government job they have stopped acquiring knowledge and have also forgotten what they have learnt. But there are a few who after acquiring knowledge and are hungry for disseminating knowledge among others”

The minister compared knowledge to water that will continue to flow and which cannot be stopped. He also stated that compressed and exhausted brains deliver nothing.

The minister’s statement didn’t go down well and many have taken to social media to slam the minister for his comments made during the programme.

Stating that college teachers have an important role to play in the introduction of the National Education Policy 2020, he said that by 2040 every institution of higher learning will become independent. Education Minister Ronoj Pegu has made many important suggestions and comments in this regard.

The minister’s statement comes at a time where few days ago when Ranoj Pegu voiced his worries about the lack of collaboration amongst instructors on the Siksha Setu App. He emphasized the significance of instructors carrying out their tasks and expressed worry about collecting pay whole failing to perform obligations.

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