Hyderabad, June 16 (RAHNUMA): Tension prevailed at the Directorate of School Education in Hyderabad on Tuesday as activists from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) launched a protest. Their central demand was for the State government to immediately reverse its proposal to close down 23,000 of the 27,000 government schools operating throughout the state.
A significant contingent of students and activists voiced their strong disapproval of the government’s actions, chanting slogans and conveying their discontent with the administration’s perceived failure to address the numerous problems affecting educational institutions.
Jeevan, a member of the ABVP national executive council, expressed his dismay, stating that it was regrettable that instead of bolstering government schools, the current administration was pursuing their closure.
The protesters also put forth several other demands. They urged the government to take swift action against instances of fee exploitation in private and corporate schools, and to enact legislation to regulate school fees.
Furthermore, the ABVP activists advocated for the rigorous enforcement of the Right to Education Act and called for the immediate filling of all vacant teaching and non-teaching positions, as well as vacancies for mandal and district education officers.
In addition to these demands, the ABVP called for the provision of essential infrastructure in government schools and the construction of permanent facilities for residential schools.
