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AISF Alleges Entry Denied During Mumbai School Audit
A group of students wanted to check the condition of a public school in Parel, Mumbai.
They said they were not allowed inside the school.
The students also alleged that the school administration called the police.
They said they sat peacefully outside and asked to meet the principal.
The group was part of a campaign called “School Thik Karo.”
The Cockroach Janta Party started the campaign.
It has asked the city administration to let citizens help review public schools.
The students said they will continue asking for safe, clean and properly equipped schools.
The All India Students' Federation alleged its members were denied entry to a BMC school in Parel, Mumbai.
AISF said it was attempting to conduct a social audit of the school’s infrastructure and facilities.
The organisation alleged that school authorities called police instead of addressing the delegation’s concerns.
The Cockroach Janta Party has asked the BMC to allow public accountability and citizen participation in civic schools.
AISF said it would meet the concerned Assistant BMC Commissioner to seek permission for a public social audit.
- Who
- The All India Students' Federation, supported by the Cockroach Janta Party, raised the allegation.
- What
- AISF alleged that members were denied entry while seeking to conduct a social audit of a BMC school’s infrastructure and facilities.
- Where
- A BMC school in Parel, Mumbai.
- When
- The alleged incident took place on Friday; the CJP said it inspected three civic schools on Thursday.
- Why
- AISF and CJP said they wanted public accountability and information about the condition and functioning of civic schools.
Key facts
- Campaign
- “School Thik Karo”
- Organisation alleging denial
- All India Students' Federation
- Location
- Parel, Mumbai
- Requested activity
- A public social audit of civic-school infrastructure and facilities
- CJP action
- Submitted a notice to the BMC seeking public accountability in schools
- Legal references
- Article 21A, the Right to Education Act, 2009, and the Right to Information Act
- Next step
- AISF said it would meet the concerned Assistant BMC Commissioner to seek permission
Quotes
All India Students' Federation
Student organisation involved in the School Thik Karo campaign
“Public schools belong to the public and public education needs public accountability”
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Sources
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