16/08/2026
JOINT CONDEMNATION
16-08-2026
The Apex Student Bodies of the district hereby strongly condemn the action/ inaction of the District Administration during the course of the Independence Day Celebrations in which over fifty students who participated in the celebration and March past suffered from heat stroke and dehydration and had to be rushed to the District Hospital for immediate treatment.
It has come to our notice that the students were made to undergo march-past practice for several days without being provided adequate refreshments. During the I-Day celebrations, they were also required to stand under the scorching sun for hours, while the VIPs were seated comfortably in the shade and provided with refreshments. The lack of adequate care and consideration for the students reportedly resulted in more than fifty students requiring hospitalisation.
What is particularly concerning is that the District Administration, Churachandpur, did not make any visit or extend any personal support to the hospitalised students. A visit to the affected students would have demonstrated empathy and concern for their well-being, reassured them and their families, and conveyed that their health and safety were valued by the administration.
While isolated incidents of dehydration and heat stroke can be considered natural, over fifty students being hospitalized is unprecedented in Churachandpur, and reflects the lack of proper application of mind by the District Administration while planning for the Independence Day Parade.
The student organisations hereby urge the District Administration to take substantive and effective measures to ensure that such incidents do not recur in the future. In the absence of such measures, the student organisations may be constrained to consider appropriate steps, including advising schools and students to refrain from participating in events organised by the District Administration, as the student organisations believe that the safety, dignity and welfare of students must always take precedence over their participation in ceremonial events.
~Issued in Public Interest
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