Haryana: After five days of hunger stikre, Govt hears Rewari schoolgirls’ plea; school to be upgraded

The Haryana government on Wednesday announced that they would be upgrading the school in Rewari, following a mass agitation by schoolgirls from a government school in the district.

Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said that a principal has been appointed who will take care of admissions.

“We have upgraded the school. We have also deputed a principal there who will commence the admission procedure from tomorrow,” said Sharma.

Earlier, a group of students of a government high school in Haryana’s Rewari sat on a hunger strike for five consecutive days, demanding their school be upgraded.

The girls said that they would be molested if they travel to a senior secondary school located in a different village for higher studies.

The district education authorities said that they would put the demand of the girls before the higher officials and would also seek Education minister’s intervention.

The protesting girls said that they would not stop until the government accepted their demand.

Earlier in the day, around 10 girls were taken to the hospital as they fell unconscious during their hunger strike.