Gen alpha protests: Unnao school students stage sit-in over food, teachers and drinking water
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
Unnao , Hundreds of students of a government-run residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao staged a protest on Wednesday over alleged poor-quality food, inadequate drinking water, shortage of teachers and the behaviour of the principal, briefly disrupting traffic at Mohan crossing.
Adding to this, Gen alpha protests: Unnao school students stage sit-in over food, teachers and drinking water The protest by students of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Niyotani Nagar Panchayat in Hasanganj tehsil is the latest in a series of "Gen alpha protests" by school students in Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks over basic amenities and problems affecting their education.
Meanwhile, Students from similar schools run by the Social Welfare Department had earlier taken to the road in Lucknow on August 14 and 17, raising concerns over teacher shortages and other facilities. While the Aug 14 protest was led by boys, girl students staged the Aug 17 demonstration amid rain, briefly blocking traffic on both occasions, before a minister along with senior officials pacified them.
Notably, School students have also protested over similar issues in districts including Fatehpur, Hamirpur and Kannauj in recent weeks.
As per the latest buzz, In Unnao, the students reached Mohan crossing around 7 am on Wednesday carrying placards and sat in protest, resulting in traffic disruption and long queues of vehicles.
In further updates, The students alleged that the quality of food served at the school was poor and drinking water facilities were inadequate. They also shared a shortage of teachers was affecting their studies and expressed dissatisfaction with the principal's behaviour.
On top of that, Police and administrative officials reached the spot and attempted to persuade the students to end the protest. Officials of the Social Welfare Department also arrived and heard the students' grievances.
The students initially insisted on continuing their sit-in until their demands were addressed and sought the presence of the Social Welfare Department and Education Department ministers at the spot.
Source: Hindustan Times