Jharkhand students block road to protest headmaster's transfer
On August 12, Singh was directed to report back to his parent institution, Lawahi Kala High School in Dandai block of the district, he said.
On Thursday in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, students from a state-run school blocked a road for nearly seven hours to protest the transfer of their headmaster, according to officials. Malay Kumar Singh had been serving as headmaster on deputation at Kandi Plus-2 High School for almost two months when he was instructed to return to Lawahi Kala High School in the district's Dandai block on August 12, said Garhwa District Education Officer Jagarnath Lohra.
The students were unwilling to see Singh leave the school and staged a protest, leading the department to decide not to send him back to Lawahi Kala High School and allow him to continue his deputation at Kandi Plus-2 High School, Lohra told PTI. The demonstration concluded once the students received assurances, Lohra added. Initially, the students demonstrated near the school premises, carrying banners and posters demanding retention of the headmaster.
Their protest escalated as they later blocked the Kandi-Bhawnathpur Main Road, causing traffic disruptions for several hours. Garhwa SP Ashutosh Shekhar reported that some students allegedly vandalized nearby shops, but no case had been registered as police had not received any formal complaints.
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