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Over 50 students ill after Tiranga Yatras in UP, MP
More than 50 students fell ill during Tiranga Yatras in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on August 12 and 13. Over 40 girls from Deoria, UP, suffered dizziness and fainting due to…
The Story in Brief
More than 50 students fell ill during Tiranga Yatras in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on August 12 and 13. Over 40 girls from Deoria, UP, suffered dizziness and fainting due to heat and prolonged sun exposure during a march. In Singrauli, MP, 12 students collapsed after walking nearly six kilometres to the venue, National Herald India reports.
Officials said all students were out of danger. Deoria district magistrate Madhusudan Hulgi attributed the incident to excitement, saying students did not drink enough water. He added he would not blame them. In Singrauli, teachers took affected students to a health centre; all were discharged within an hour. The rallies were organised by district administrations ahead of Independence Day.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative around these incidents risks blaming either the children or the political symbolism of the Tiranga campaign. The district magistrate's comment that students neglected hydration shifts responsibility to minors, while some commentary links the events to the RSS's historical attitude to the tricolour. Both distractions miss the core issue: were basic precautions missed? The concrete test lies not in past politics but in whether future rallies provide shade, water, and shorter exposure for schoolchildren.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, nationalheraldindia.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
