Several schools remain closed on bandh call by Left student unions
Left-wing student organizations in India organized a bandh, leading to school closures and protests against the government's education policies. Protesters demanded better infrastructure, teacher recruitment, and criticized the restructuring of government schools.
Why it matters
The protests highlight ongoing tensions between student unions and the government regarding the privatization and management of the public education sector.
Several schools remained shut on Friday following the bandh call given by Left student organisations, demanding resolution of several issues in the education sector. The bandh call included the chalo collectorate and laying siege to ministers’ residential complexes in the city.
A combine of SFI, AISF, PDSU, AIDSO, AIFDS, AISB and AIPSU, students participated in protests across the State, alleging that the Congress government’s policies have pushed the education sector into a deep crisis.
In Hyderabad, a scuffle broke out after police stopped the march to ministers’ residences. Student leaders alleged that several protesters were assaulted and detained in the process. The student organisations criticised the government for delaying scholarship and fee reimbursement dues, failing to regulate private school fees, and neglecting government schools.
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