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Odisha CM blames external forces for misleading youth
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on August 15 said forces inside and outside India were trying to mislead and divide the country’s youth. Speaking at the Independence Day function in Bhubaneswar,…
The Story in Brief
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on August 15 said forces inside and outside India were trying to mislead and divide the country’s youth. Speaking at the Independence Day function in Bhubaneswar, he urged young people to prioritise their careers and backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to address their problems. The Hindu reports that Majhi repeated his earlier claim that external forces were behind a Gen-Z protest over the Centre’s education policy.
Majhi also announced that Odisha Civil Services aspirants would no longer face a six-attempt limit and could sit the examination until reaching the upper age limit, The Hindu reports. He assured farmers that Agri-Stack registration would not affect paddy procurement registration. The New Indian Express reported a separate announcement of free textbooks for students in Classes 9 and 10 at State-run schools.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story that every youth protest is the work of foreign forces avoids the harder task of answering complaints about education and jobs. The opposite claim, that every official explanation is automatically false, is just as careless. Majhi’s administrative announcements offer matters that can be checked. The real test is whether the attempt-limit change and textbook promise are implemented through clear orders, budgets and published timelines before the next recruitment cycle.
Sources (2): newindianexpress.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
