Shivamogga: In Shivamogga District, Karnataka, another incident of students being tasked with cleaning school toilets has surfaced, despite Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s stern warnings. The embarrassing revelation poses a challenge for the Congress government, especially as the Minister for Education, Madhu Bangarappa, hails from the affected district.
Students in Guddada Neralakere village, within the Komaranahalli gram panchayat, were reportedly involved in the cleaning of toilets, an incident captured on video and widely circulated on social media.
The Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS) promptly filed a complaint with Assistant Commissioner Satyanarayana, alleging that the headmaster, Shankarappa, and other teachers had compelled the students to clean the toilets.
Outraged parents and activists are now calling for decisive action against the implicated teachers. This comes just weeks after the Karnataka Police arrested a headmistress in Bengaluru for a similar offense of making children clean toilets, further highlighting the pressing issue of such incidents within the state’s schools.
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿನಿತ್ಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಂದ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಶುಚಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವರದಿಗಳು ಕೇಳಿಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆತಂಕ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿದೆ.
ಕೋಲಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೌಚಗುಂಡಿಗೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಇಳಿಸಿದ ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಘಟನೆ ಮಾಸುವ ಮುನ್ನ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವ @Madhu_Bangarapp ತವರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಶುಚಿ ಮಾಡಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಯ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಹೇಯ. pic.twitter.com/Dn6jAUScPE— Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) December 28, 2023