Schoolkids, parents endure anxious moments in Sanjauli

Schoolchildren and parents faced some anxious moments when children had to be held back at their schools in the wake of a protest against the “illegal masjid” at Sanjauli taking a violent turn. Some parents, who rushed to schools to pick up their children after getting a message from the school authorities, were caught up in the protest and a few even sustained injuries.

“Why did the administration not keep the schools shut today when it knew so many people would enter the city? Both parents and children had such a harrowing time,” said a woman, tightly holding her daughter’s hand.

Another woman, who had picked up her little girl from the school, said the children in the schools looked quite scared. “Many parents could not reach the schools immediately after getting a message from the school in the afternoon and their children had to wait for a long time. The Nursery-KG kids looked very scared,” she said.

Sanjay Chauhan, a former Shimla Mayor, said it was unfortunate that little schoolchildren had to go through such a harrowing experience. “Where was the need to create such a chaos in the city? They could have protested peacefully and spared children and parents the anxiety they had to endure,” he said.