Overview
- Congress MLAs were stopped from entering the Government Seth Anandilal Poddar School for the Deaf and Mute and then marched to the Rajasthan Assembly to protest the denial of access on Thursday.
- The Education Department order bars unauthorised visitors to government schools and requires prior written permission for photography and videography on school premises.
- More than 100 students at the Poddar school had staged a sit-in after plaster reportedly fell from a classroom ceiling, and local officials relieved the principal and promised remedial action.
- Opposition leaders sat on a dharna outside the Assembly, briefly scuffled with police at Gate No. 6, boycotted the first day’s proceedings and say they will pursue a privilege motion over the entry dispute.
- The BJP government says the directive protects minors’ privacy and safety, while Congress accuses it of gagging scrutiny and is pressing for Education Minister Madan Dilawar’s resignation ahead of further legislative debate.