Protesting tribal students detained at Congress office, taken out of Mumbai
The students began their march on September 28 demanding a probe into the deaths of students at tribal schools
On Tuesday, tribal students who had been protesting for basic facilities in their schools and hostels were detained at the Congress's Maharashtra headquarters and removed from Mumbai. This occurred a day after the students accused the police of attempting to disperse their protest. Their demands led them to request a meeting with Governor Jishnu Dev Verma, which was denied when they were denied permission to protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.
The students had vowed to return to Mumbai on October 25, but were stopped from leaving the city on that day. Police guarding Tilak Bhavan, the state Congress headquarters where the students were lodged since Monday, prevented them from exiting. Consequently, the students were placed on private buses and taken away. According to a Congress official, the students are believed to have been returned to Nashik, though it is unclear if they will be dropped off in Nashik or near the city.
The Congress had provided shelter to approximately 200-300 students after police denied them permission to hold their protest at Azad Maidan. The students' march commenced on September 28 and they reached Mumbai late on Sunday. Their grievances include an independent investigation into student deaths at tribal schools, ₹1 crore in compensation for each of three girls who died of snakebite at a school in Gadchiroli, an inquiry into irregularities in grant distribution, and the resignation of state tribal development minister Ashok Uike.
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