Kolkata: Parents seek cop nod for fee protest

KOLKATA: Nearly 13,000 guardians of students from at least 100 English-medium schools of the city and the suburbs have sought police permission to hold a demonstration at Esplanade on June 16.
The letter addressed to the joint commissioner of police (headquarters) said the different private schools their wards attend have paid no attention to their pleas for fee rationalization.Many guardians complained they had lost their jobs and were finding it difficult to pay the fee. The letter asked for permission for a protest and said processions will march from Girish Park, Park Circus and Howrah towards Esplanade.
When TOI asked joint CP (headquarters) Subhankar Sinha Sarkar if the demonstration will be allowed, he said: “I cannot tell you off hand. I will have to look into it.”