On Sunday evening, nearly 360 students from Classes 9 to 12 at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Bajranggarh, Guna, staged a protest by locking themselves inside their hostel for over three hours. The protest was sparked by allegations that the principal physically assaulted a Class 10 student who had raised concerns about poor food quality. Officials reported the incident and are currently addressing the students’ demands for the principal’s removal.
The matter came to light on Wednesday after a team from the ministry of education reached the school to probe the matter. As the situation escalated, the school management informed district collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal, who is also the institution’s ex-officio chairman. By evening, naib tehsildar Narendra Singh Yadav and Bajranggarh police station in-charge Kripal Singh Parihar arrived with police forces. The students came out of their room after the district administration team reached the school.
The principal, HK Meena, was accused of brutally beating a Class 10 student in Bajranggarh village, seven kilometres from Guna.
“After hours of persuasion and assurances, the hostel gates were finally opened around 4am on Monday and the students agreed to eat,” said Parihar.
