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Maharashtra School Student Protests- Protests turn violent in Nagpur

The protests were carried out in various districts of Maharashtra demanding the cancellation of offline board exams for Class 10 and 12 began in view of the pandemic

Students protest in Maharashtra

New Delhi, February 1

Following the protests of students in Mumbai, the protests demanding the cancellation of offline board exams for Class 10 and 12 began in Nagpur too that went violent.

The police said the students allegedly damaged private and police vehicles by pelting stones and blocking roads. The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the mob of students, most of whom were minors.

The police added that around 200 students protested in Ajni in Nagpur. The students blocked the road and also broke the glass of a private bus by pelting stones.

The Nagpur police have registered two separate FIRs, one for unlawful assembly and rioting and another for damage to property. 

The call for the protest was given by a social media influencer Vikas Fhatak, alias ‘Hindustani Bhau’. On January 29, Fhatak had uploaded a video on his fan page account on Instagram, asking students to come out and “peacefully protest” against the government’s decision with him in Dharavi outside the residence of State School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad.

The Maharashtra government, meanwhile, has said that it is unwilling to reconsider its decision to hold offline exams. A meeting has been called by Gaikwad to discuss the topic with officials and students on February 1. 

The protests in Aurangabad and Jalgaon however witnessed no skirmished and were carried out peacefully. 



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