Nearly 10 days after fringe body Karni Sena members allegedly targeted a school bus in Gurugram following protest over the movie Padmaavat, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar visited the GD Goenka School on Friday to meet students who had traumatic experience onboard the bus on January 24.
Khattar assured that strict action will be taken against those involved in the attack and no culprit will be spared. He also praised the children, teachers and bus staff for showing courage in the face of an adverse situation. There were 23 students and five teachers apart from staff members when the miscreants pelted stones on the bus.
“On that day the incident took place, I saw the scene on television and it came to my mind again and again as to why the incident happened with the innocent kids,” he said while getting swayed by the emotions.
The CM assured them that adequate arrangements would be made by the State Government to prevent re-occurrence of such incidents and strict measures will be taken to ensure the security of the children’s.
Students narrated the ordeal and told how the incident had happened and how their teachers had asked them to duck on the floor of the bus.
“We are thankful to the Chief Minister that he visited the school and interacted with the students. He appreciated the way the teachers, attendant and driver helped the kids. He praised everyone on the bus for their courage,” said Principal Dr Neeta Bali.
The Gurugram Police have arrested 52 people in connections with the Padmaavat stir and criminal cases are registered in different police stations against them. Earlier, eighteen men were arrested in connection with the attack on the school bus on January 24 during protests.