Students protest by studying on streets

SURKHET, Aug 23: Students of Surkhet protested the three-day school strike by studying on the roads. The students protested on the second day of the three-day strike which was declared by schools employers council.



Suresh Saru, a resident of Birendranagar-10 said that he was forced to study on the road after the council declared a shutdown.[break] “We are not against their protest. But we are against the attempt to snatch our education.”



The president of District Children´s Forum, Krishna Lamichane, said that if the council doesn´t take back the strike, children would also launch protest.



Employers from different professions working in schools have shut schools in Surkhet since Sunday making various demands. District Education Office, Surkhet said much effect hasn´t been seen outside the Valley. According to the office, around 50,000 students are affected by the strike. District Education Officer Bhakta Bahadur Dhakal said that they are working to address the demands of the protestors and also requesting them to take back the strike.

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