Bihar Public School and Children Welfare Association members with school toppers in board examinations in Patna on Sunday. Picture by Jai Prakash

Patna, June 26: Bihar Public School and Children Welfare Association felicitated the school toppers of Classes X and XII on Taramandal premises today.

Around 200 children from various schools were honoured for their extraordinary performance in the board examinations. The Class XII school toppers included all those from science, arts and commerce streams.

Chairman of the association D.K. Singh said: “I received a call today morning threatening me not to organise the event. An FIR has been lodged at Rupaspur police station.”

BJP MLA Arun Kumar Sinha, deputy chairmen of the association Sanjay Sahay, S.M. Sohail and B. Priyam, MLC Ganga Prasad were among the many, who were present at the event.

MLA Arun lauded the efforts of the children and said: “The parents should be thanked for the performance of their children. They are the driving force behind the show. They have not only given birth to such meritorious children but have also nurtured them well.”

He added: “Just doing something for children across the state is not development. Instead, real development will be when children of Bihar will bring laurels to the country. It is very much possible since the state is known for its merit and knowledge.”

Professor R.S. Sharma, the general secretary of the association, said: “The felicitation ceremony will be organised every year to encourage children to perform better.”

Megha Singh, who has just cleared the Class XII examination from Mount Carmel High School and is also the arts topper of the school, said: “It feels good to get honoured when you have worked hard. First, the result and then the felicitation ceremony, it made us feel so happy.”

Among those felicitated today were Charu, Poulami, Meghna Singh, Amrita Pritam, Prachi, Gaurav Kumar, Aman, Mansi, Dhirendra, Shikha Kumari, Ridhi Kapoor, Tanya, Suman Lata, Neha, Ayushi, Shreeishita, Sneha, Shradha, Kuhu, Supriya, Mudita, Anjali, Abhishek, Bhaskar Rochak, Aakash and many others.

Shubham Prakash, a Class X pass out of Vidya Niketan with 10 cumulative grade point average, said: “It’s always good to score well and it requires a lot of hard work and concentration. Finally, when one is awarded, it is another beautiful experience.”