The protest by visually impaired students demanding employment and other basic facilities entered 12th day on Friday. The students continued their protest here at Neelam park.
Earlier on December 26, the visually impaired students held 'Jal Satyagraha' in a pond near Park. These students had come on the roads to protest against the state government demanding employment, education and hostel facilities.
Despite the teeth-cluttering cold weather, the students were sitting on the road to demand employment and other basic facilities.
The head of the union, Manish, while talking to media persons said, "We had written to all concerned authorities and informed them about our needs but no action was taken."
The administrative officials and Cooperative Minister Vishwas Sarang have already visited the agitating youths, but failed to resolve the issue.
"Our main demands are education and employment. We are seeing from the past 50 years that there have been no universities or schools for us and the students who have completed schools have nowhere to go.
Blind people also have to give full tax for electricity while traders or businessmen have the leisure of fifty percent cut while giving the electricity bill," said Manish.
He added that they will continue the strike until their demands are fulfilled.
On Friday, leader of the Opposition in the State assembly Ajay Singh had visited the agitating youths and assured them all support from Congress. He stated that the State government has been exposed with the apathetic attitude towards them.