Now Reading: Fadnavis orders cancellation of tribal school licence after snake bite deaths
-
01
Fadnavis orders cancellation of tribal school licence after snake bite deaths
Fadnavis orders cancellation of tribal school licence after snake bite deaths
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered the permanent cancellation of the licence of the residential tribal school in Gadchiroli district where three girls died of snake bite. The administration is…
The Story in Brief
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered the permanent cancellation of the licence of the residential tribal school in Gadchiroli district where three girls died of snake bite. The administration is issuing a notice regarding the matter and the CM said the inspecting official who submitted the report on the school should be suspended. Tribal Affairs Minister Ashok Uike said in the Cabinet meeting that strict action should be taken against the private organisation that runs the school with government aid.
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and sought a detailed report from the Maharashtra Chief Secretary within two weeks. A 14-year-old girl remains critical while an 11-year-old is stable, district health officials told The Hindu. The Opposition has slammed the government, with NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar calling it a 'murder by the system' and BJP alleging the school was run by an organisation owned by Congress leader Marotrao Kowase.
The Indian Opinion
Three girls dead, and the first instinct is to blame the other party. The Opposition calls it murder by the system, the ruling party points fingers at a Congress-linked organisation. Both sides ignore that the school had no teacher, no warden, no cots, and girls slept on the floor. The NHRC notice gives two weeks for a report. That report should answer one question: how many other government-aided ashram schools in Gadchiroli lack basic facilities and have similar snake risks? Lives depend on the answer, not the blame game.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
