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Police Lathi-Charge Malvani School Protest, Detain Congress Leaders in Mumbai

Congress argues a civic school is being turned over to a private foundation and vows to escalate its campaign as parents and students fear losing access to public education.

Mumbai Congress President Varsha Gaikwad criticized the government
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Overview

  • Demonstrators gathered outside a municipal school in Malvani, Malad, on August 23 to oppose an alleged handover of the institution to a private foundation.
  • Police used a baton charge and detained senior Congress figures Varsha Gaikwad and Aslam Shaikh, along with several party workers.
  • Parents and students attempted to confront Mumbai Suburban guardian minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha while he was at the school for a function.
  • Reports conflict on the private group named to take over the school, with PTI citing Sahas Foundation and Times Now naming Prayas Foundation, and no official clarification included in the coverage.
  • Congress leaders said municipal schools built with crores of public funds serve slum and working-class children and warned they will intensify agitation against what they call privatisation.