Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Jan 23: The students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School (GGHSS) today held a protest demonstration against the Police Department for manhandling them and also rejecting them to participate in the forthcoming Republic Day parade here today.
As per sources, the girls of GGHSS after getting rejected by the “Selection Committee” for Republic Day parade at District Police Lines held a protest demonstration in the school premises.
Raising slogans “we want justice”, the girl students came on road and held protest outside Dak Bunglow and also blocked the vehicular movement for half an hour. They then marched towards Gujjar Mandi and staged sit in protest there also.
One of the protesting students said that they were regularly attending the rehearsal parade for Republic Day. But they were rejected by the selection committee today at District Police Lines due to unknown reasons, she added.
She alleged that some of the police cops also manhandled them and even slapped one of the girl students in full public view.
“We want to participate in the Republic Day parade and this is our demand”, she informed.
On getting information, senior police officials and Principal of the school rushed to the spot and pacified the agitating students by assuring them that their demand will be looked into.
On the assurance, the protesting students dispersed.
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