Mayawati Requests Centre, States To Waive School Fees Of Children

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati urged the central and state governments on Saturday to cut down their "royal" expenses and waive the school fees of children in the larger public interest.

In a Hindi tweet, she said, "Following the coronavirus-induced lockdown, crores of people, who are already facing unemployment and an unprecedented crisis, are now facing the challenge of depositing the school fees of their children. It has come up in the form of protests and they have to face the police cane, which is very sad."

1. कोरोना लाॅकडाउन से संक्रमित देश की आर्थिक मन्दी से भीषण बेरोजगारी व जीवन में अभूतपूर्व संकट झेल रहे करोड़ों लोगों के सामने बच्चों के फीस जमा करने की समस्या संगीन होकर अब धरना-प्रदर्शन आदि के रूप में सामने आयी है व उन्हें पुलिस के डण्डे खाने पड़ रहे हैं, जो अति-दुःखद।1/2

September 12, 2020

In another tweet, Mayawati said, "At the time of an 'Act of God', the government's role according to the Constitution should be that of a welfare state. The central and state governments should cut down their royal expenses, reimburse the fees of government and private schools, and in the larger public interest, waive the school fees of children."

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