Students protested in Mumbai and Nagpur on Monday demanding that offline exams for Classes X to XII be canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the Maharashtra government strongly defended the decision, saying it was taken after careful consideration. has gone. Hundreds of students protested near Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad’s residence in Mumbai, demanding cancellation of offline examinations for class X to XII, following which police lathi-charged.
Police said that two buses were damaged by the protesting students in Nagpur. Defending the state government’s decision to conduct Class X and XII offline exams, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the move was taken after careful consideration.
He said steps like maintaining social distancing, disinfecting schools, wearing masks and checking whether double doses have been given will be taken while conducting exams. It has been decided by the education minister to conduct the 10th and 12th class offline exams. Tope told reporters in Jalna to think carefully.
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The Health Minister appealed to the protesting students to personally cooperate with the government in conducting the examination. Protests took place at Ashok Mill Naka in Dharavi in Mumbai and police had to lathi-charge them to stop them from going towards the residence of the School Education Minister, an official said.
The students argued against conducting board exams for classes 10 and 12 in person, saying they had studied online due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Police said that students who had gathered from areas like Thane and Nashik, apart from the metropolis, were not allowed to protest, based on information shared on social media.
In Nagpur, around 100 students protested near a mall at Medical Square. Police said the windows of two buses were damaged by unidentified persons during the protest. DCP (Zone 4) Gajanan Rajmane said the students gathered near the mall in the afternoon and protested. A delegation of students later met District Collector Vimala R and submitted a memorandum on their demands.
“During the protest, the windshield of the city bus was damaged by unidentified persons. Later, we also received a complaint about damage to the windshield of a school bus parked in the area. Minister Gaikwad’s residence for the protest.
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An official said the YouTuber, identified as ‘Hindustani Bhau’ aka Vikas Phatak, will face the law as it appears to have forced students to gather at Ashok Mill Naka in Dharavi. where he was also present. The police officer said Hindustani Bhau and some other students were responsible for the gathering.
As per the preliminary investigation, the YouTuber had asked the students to participate in the protest through their social media accounts. Replying to a question, Zone 5 Deputy Commissioner of Police Pranay Ashok said that action would be taken against anyone responsible for instigating the students as per law.
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