The Patwari asked why 2,426 schools were closed. The School Education Minister replied that the students were not there, so the schools were temporarily closed; they would resume once the children returned.

Patwari asked why 2,426 schools were closed: The School Education Minister said that the schools were temporarily closed because there were no students; they would resume once children returned - Bhopal News. In Madhya Pradesh, Congress state president Jitu Patwari and School Education Minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh are at odds over the issue of reducing 2,426 schools. Patwari has sent a letter to Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav asking why the government closed down the education system when there were no students.