Rearrange the following six sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has attracted much attention in recent weeks for two reasons. First, it put out for public consultation the draft Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, which seeks to replace the University Grants Commission.
B. While a number of reports and data validate our concerns of plummeting standards in education, the response of the government can, at best, be called short-sighted.
C. It seeks to eliminate the no-detention policy and reintroduce testing for Classes V and VIII.
D. Thousands of concerns have been aired by academics, policymakers, and civil society on the HECI Bill, particularly because it is dubiously silent on concrete reasons to replace the UGC.
E. Such misadventures in education are triggered by a long-standing concern that we need a thorough policy shift in our systems of education.
F. In response, it received 10,200 suggestions/comments from various stakeholders. Second, the Right to Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 18 and is now before the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?