Maharashtra Class 10, 12 exam cancellation protest erupts near education minister house
India Today
Maharashtra Class 10, 12 students protested near the residence of Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad demanding offline exams amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra Classes 10 -12 Board examination cancellation protest was organised on Monday by a number of students near the residence of Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Gaikwad in Mumbai. The students are demanding cancellation of the offline exams for Classes 10 to 12 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"The protest took place in Ashok Mill Naka in Dharavi and police had to resort to a mild baton charge to stop them from moving towards the minister's residence in the vicinity," an official said.
The students, who had assembled from areas like Thane and Nashik besides the metropolis on the basis of information shared on social media, did not have permission for the protest, the police official added.
"No student was injured in the lathi charge. Some of them were brought to the local police station and released soon after," he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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