The ‘Swaraj Abhiyan’ the campaign for facelift of Government schools and putting reins on the open loot of private schools would soon be expanded in the entire State. The convener of the campaign Kamla Pant gave this information while speaking at the signature campaign of Dehradun unit of Swaraj Abhiyan at Patel Nagar here on Thursday. She said that the campaign is gaining momentum by large scale support of people. Pant said that the state government on one hand talks about reforms in education sector while on other hand is formulating such a policy in which free land and other facilities would be provided to those who are running education business of exploiting the hapless parents of the school children.
The convener of the Abhiyan said that the campaign would expose those who are indulging in the business of the education and those who are supporting them.
She blamed the opposition parties like BJP for only paying lip services to the cause of parents. Pant said that the honorable high court of Uttar Pradesh has delivered a historic judgment in which it mandated that those drawing salaries and monetary benefits from the government treasury should compulsorily send their wards in the government schools. The swaraj Abhiyan is of the view that the state government of Uttarakhand should implement the proposal in the state as well. Pant said that a decision to spread the movement in entire state would be taken in the meeting of state body of Abhiyan slated to be held in Dehradun on December 06.
The coordinator of the campaign, Manoj Dhyani said that the more than 2600 people have participated in the signature campaign.He said that the campaign would be intensified in coming days.
The activists also demanded that the State Government should cancel the land allocated to Jindal group in Nainisar and return the land to the farmers.