The school matter reached Chief Secretary Aamir Subhani.
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Generally across the country, District Magistrate level Indian Administrative Service officers commanding a district declare a special holiday in case of extreme cold or heat or other natural calamities. The same is happening in other states also. This time, efforts are being made in Bihar to snatch away this right of the DM and now the matter has reached the Chief Secretary of the state. After a dispute with himself recently, Education Minister Prof. This new controversy is in the name of Additional Chief Secretary of this department, KK Pathak, who was successful in getting Chandrashekhar’s department changed. Pathak wrote letter after letter to snatch away this right of DM, now Patna DM has gathered everyone and sent it to the Chief Secretary asking for a solution. Patna DM gave leave to children up to class 8 in view of the severe cold, but most of the other DMs are not giving leave due to fear of letters from Pathak. due to this Death of a sixth class child in Muzaffarpur It has also been done.
Know from the beginning, what is the matter and why the ruckus
A severe cold wave is going on in the state. There were reports of children falling ill and even dying from cold in government schools, but because of KK Pathak, Additional Chief Secretary of the Education Department, no DM was declaring holidays. Meanwhile, seeing the uncertainty when KK Pathak extended the leave, the announcement of holiday started across Bihar from January 16. Patna DM is watching in other districts also holiday started, Then suddenly the readers returned. Before returning to duty, CM met Nitish Kumar and then suddenly at night the Minister of Education Department changed. After this, when Pathak came on duty, he directly targeted Patna DM that They do not have the right to give leave Is. Due to this letter, DMs of most of the districts themselves got scared of senior IAS Pathak. most of the Order Maintained silence regarding this, but Patna DM extended the leave beyond 20th January till 23rd January. On this the reader told him Threat of being dragged to High Court Sent it. Despite all this, when the cold condition did not appear to be under control, Patna DM issued a notice till January 25. holiday for class 8th students Gave it. In both school and coaching.
Tired of threats, DM takes refuge in Chief Secretary
Pathak threatened Patna DM with High Court, then Patna DM Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh on Wednesday sent a copy of his orders passed under Section 144 to the Chief Secretary of the state as District Magistrate along with the objections received from the Education Department and the High Court. It is written along with a copy of the letter threatening to drag me in that due to this there is a situation of confusion. Please resolve.
