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UP Gen Alpha children block Collectorate over road demand
Over 200 Generation Alpha children, accompanied by parents, marched to the Hamirpur Collectorate in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and blocked its main gate, demanding a proper access road. The students walked several…
The Story in Brief
Over 200 Generation Alpha children, accompanied by parents, marched to the Hamirpur Collectorate in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and blocked its main gate, demanding a proper access road. The students walked several kilometres from Chandupur and nearby villages. They carry the tricolour and placards. Officials, including SDM Abhishek Kumar and CO Yashpal Singh, tried to stop them but failed. The Hindu reports that the protest was over a 1.5-km unpaved stretch that turns to mud in rain, making it difficult to reach school and hospitals. Hindustan Times adds that nearly 3,000 residents from seven hamlets are affected.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) backed the protest. Spokesperson Saurav Das said “Well done,” and founder Abhijeet Dipke called for improving rural government schools. Dipke announced a campaign starting this Independence Day to press village heads to upgrade basic facilities. The protest is the latest in CJP’s expanding youth-focused activism, following its NEET paper-leak agitation earlier this year.
The Indian Opinion
It is easy to dismiss this as another protest by children or a political gimmick by the Cockroach Janta Party. But the facts are stubborn: a 1.5-km road in the Yamuna belt has become impassable during rains, affecting 3,000 residents and schoolchildren for years. The collectors have heard this before. The test is not the viral video or the CJP’s shoutout, it is whether the district administration will lay a proper road before the next monsoon.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, thehindu.com, news.abplive.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
