College students and fogeys throughout a protest earlier than the federal government larger main faculty at Benakanakatti village in Dharwad taluk on Thursday. , Picture Credit score: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Taking exception to a proposed transfer to shut the federal government larger main faculty at Benakanakatti village in Dharwad taluk and merge it with Karnataka Public Faculty (KPS) magnet faculty, scores of scholars and their mother and father staged an illustration earlier than the varsity on Thursday.
Addressing the protesters, district secretary of All India Democratic College students’ Group (AIDSO) Shashikala Meti mentioned that residents of Benakanakatti village had not given consent to the proposal to shift and merge the federal government main faculty within the village with the KPS magnet faculty in Devara Hubballi village.
“A lot of the mother and father of scholars on the authorities faculty in Benakanakatti are farmers and farm labourers. They go away for his or her farmland within the morning and return within the night and the varsity within the village has been of a lot assist to them as they will go away their youngsters within the faculty with none worries. But when the varsity is merged with the Devara Hubballi faculty, then the scholars should journey 3 km on a regular basis,” she mentioned.
Ms. Meti mentioned that the primary demand of the mother and father and the scholars was that their faculty shouldn’t be closed and must be allowed to perform from the present premises.
She mentioned that within the title of building extra Karnataka Public Colleges, the State authorities was planning to shut down over 40,000 authorities colleges and the Minister for Faculty Training and Literacy was telling blatant lies on this regard. “The Minister earlier issued an announcement earlier than the media that no faculty can be closed. If such was the case, then why was the record for closure of colleges being ready and orders issued,” she requested.
Ms. Meti alleged that the federal government’s ploy was to assist personal establishments within the title of KPS and college students and fogeys and other people from all walks of life ought to come collectively to protest towards the transfer.
Revealed – December 04, 2025 06:40 pm IST