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Bareilly schools closed for BJP march, parents object
The Story in Brief
Schools from Classes 1 to 8 in urban Bareilly remained closed on November 3 following a district education authority order issued on November 2, ahead of the BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' foot march.
The closure covered council primary and upper primary schools, recognised, aided, minority, CBSE-affiliated and ICSE-affiliated institutions. The order cited an anticipated gathering of 25,000 to 50,000 people, traffic management and law-and-order needs, and followed a letter from MP Chhatrapal Gangwar.
The decision drew criticism from parents and social media users, who questioned disrupting academic activities for a political event. The district education office directed all institutions to ensure strict compliance.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The order suspends classroom teaching for up to 50,000 expected marchers, a crowd estimate that frames the closure as a security measure rather than a political favour. Parents and social media users, however, read the disruption as a signal that education ranks below electoral politics in official priorities. The notification itself names the District Magistrate's directions, the anticipated gathering and traffic arrangements as the grounds, which leaves no room for administrative discretion once the march was announced. What remains unresolved is whether future political programmes will trigger similar closures, and whether the district will reassess the balance between crowd control and schooling. The next indicator is how the district education office responds to the criticism before the next scheduled rally.
Source: timesnownews.com
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