New Delhi, July 31: Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Wednesday met protesting students at old Rajinder Nagar and asked them to give names of 10 representatives who will be part of a panel that will draft a law to regulate coaching institutes in the city. While Atishi was greeted with slogans of 'Go back', 'we want justice', she sat with the protesters and assured them of government support for their issues.
The protesting students have said a coordination committee comprising 15 members has been formed to decide the protest's future course. The meeting comes four days after three UPSC aspirants died in the basement of a coaching centre, which was flooded due to rain in the national capital. Coaching Centre Deaths: Delhi Govt Issues Safety Guidelines to Schools Following Old Rajinder Nagar Incident.
"Give us names of 10 students who will sit with us and help us frame laws for regulation of such institutes. All your issues regarding brokerage, rent, electricity will be taken into consideration. After you give us the 10 names, the committee will take a month to prepare a draft of the law that we will share with you," she added. Delhi IAS Coaching Basement Tragedy: High Court Slams Civic Authorities, AAP Government for Inefficiency and Lack of Accountability Among Agencies.
Delhi Govt Meets Students Protest To Discuss Coaching Centre Reforms
राजेंद्र नगर में घटनास्थल पर जाकर UPSC अभ्यर्थियों से मिली। दिल्ली सरकार का स्टूडेंट्स से वादा है-
1. इस घटना की जाँच पूरी होते ही ज़िम्मेदार हर छोटे-बड़े अधिकारियों पर सख़्त कारवाई की जाएगी। किसी को भी बख्शा नहीं जाएगा
2. Coaching Institute Regulation Act लाया जाएगा
3. क़ानून… pic.twitter.com/qgLZxFxG1V
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) July 31, 2024
#WATCH | Old Rajinder Nagar incident | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi and Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi meet students protesting over the tragic deaths of three UPSC aspirants due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching institute on July 27. pic.twitter.com/Na4zVM4sHu
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2024
Asserting that there should be no politics over the issue, she said the Delhi government will set up a temporary office in the area for students to share their grievances till the law is drafted. Students are demanding improved safety measures at several coaching centres that pose a threat to their lives, among other issues. Atishi was accompanied by Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi and MLA Durgesh Pathak during her meeting with students.
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