Mayawati backs Gen Alpha school protests, urges govts to address basic needs
Here's the latest protest news from across India:
Lucknow, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday backed recent protests by Gen Alpha schoolchildren over basic amenities and infrastructure, saying it is a matter of "great sorrow and concern" that students are being forced to take to the streets to demand facilities needed for elementary education.
Adding to this, Mayawati backs Gen Alpha school protests, urges govts to address basic needs In a post on X, Mayawati shared "Gen Alpha", and particularly schoolchildren and their parents, are not only concerned about getting a good education for a better future but have been continuously struggling for it.
Meanwhile, "The bitter ground reality of the deteriorating condition of schools across the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh and the states of north India, has made them extremely vocal," the former chief minister shared.
Notably, She shared Gen Alpha students are participating "in large numbers and with full enthusiasm" in the nationwide 'School Thik Karo' campaign of the Cockroach Janta Party .
As per the latest buzz, "It is a matter of great sorrow and concern that innocent boys and girls, whose days are meant for laughing, playing, reading and writing, are being forced to struggle on the streets even for basic facilities for their elementary school education," the BSP chief shared.
In further updates, Mayawati shared education, particularly school education, has always been a matter of special concern for the Bahujan Samaj because of B R Ambedkar's call to "educate".
On top of that, She shared the BSP governments in Uttar Pradesh under her leadership had given "full attention" to the interests, welfare and education of deprived and exploited sections so that families could lead a life of self-respect and equality with access to livelihood and education in accordance with the Constitution.
Instead of paying adequate attention to improving the government school system, all governments have largely ignored it, Mayawati charged.
Source: Hindustan Times