Hundreds of schoolchildren and parents demonstrated at the Jantar Mantar in the national Capital on Saturday against the rise in the prices of books. Parents expressed displeasure at the cost of books. Parents said the paper that came from outside for books has stopped, due to which the prices of copy and books are increasing.
The demonstration also saw participation of several paper associations along with children and parents at Jantar Mantar on Saturday. In the sit-in demonstration, the paper association said, "If you cannot give jobs then at least don't take it away. Unemployment will somehow increase the crime rate."
"Printing press in remote areas uses the small machines, which will be shut down due this import restriction, and thousands of people will become unemployed. These restrictions increase the rate of paper, which directly affect our businesses, they said.
One of the protesters Vinay Jain said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said to stop using the plastic but some people conspired and stopped the import of paper. Due to the ban on paper, which is coming from America, the copy, books became expensive because 80 percent of the paper imported from America was used for making school copies and books.
People involved in the demonstration were holding posters in their hands, which read, "If books are expensive, how will daughters read". Also on some other posters it was written, 'Stop the black marketing of white paper'.