Recalling a day of reckoning in India's Parliament

Recalling a day of reckoning in India's Parliament

Author: vijayalakshmi balakrishnan July 21, 2021 Duration: 14:39

Data collection and analysis, present facets of realities. Those facets, have the potential to spotlight both the success and the failures. They thus have the potential to hold accountable the powerful. On April 10th 2003, in their response to a starred question, government would attempt to duck accountability. It would be a hairpin bend, in the long road to achieve education for all.   


Further Reading

RS Starred Question No. 417, answered on April 10, 2003

https://rsdebate.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/97196/2/IQ_198_10042003_S417_p54_p61.pdf



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