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Children Protest at Collectorate: 'We Demand Our Rights, Not Begging'
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News18•22-09-2026, 21:46
Children Protest at Collectorate: 'We Demand Our Rights, Not Begging'
- •Children, women, and elders protested at the Narsinghpur Collectorate over a dilapidated school building in Meharagaon village.
- •Innocent children held placards, questioning their safety and demanding a safe school building.
- •Led by Sarpanch Maya Vishwakarma, villagers complained that repeated pleas for action went unheard.
- •School student Anshika stated they want to study in a safe building, not under the shadow of fear.
- •Tehsildar Amit Kumar accepted the memorandum and assured a quick resolution, promising to initiate the process for a new building.
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Villagers and students marched to the Collectorate because the primary school building in Meharagaon village is in a severely dilapidated condition, posing a constant threat of a major accident.
The protest was led by woman sarpanch Maya Vishwakarma, alongside local women, elders, and the school children themselves.
Upon receiving news of the protest, Tehsildar Amit Kumar met with the villagers, accepted their memorandum, and assured them that senior officials would be informed to initiate the construction of a new school building.
