Thursday, 29 December 2011
13-yr-old fasts to end 'humiliation' at school
Pratik Wankhede (13) is tired of continuously standing outside his classroom at a Marathi-medium municipal school in Dahisar. Reason, his parents are unable to pay the school fees. As a mark of protest, he along with his father had joined Anna Hazare in his fast against corruption. An aspiring engineer, who wishes to serve his country by joining the armed forces, Pratik hopes that even his fast gets noticed.'It's embarrassing'Questioning the implementation and the efficacy of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Pratik stated, "I want to put
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