01 February,2022 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
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Hundreds of students assembled at Ashok Mill Naka in Dharavi to demand cancellation of offline board exams for Std X and XII, on Monday, a police officer said. They had planned to protest outside state education minister Varsha Gaikwad's residence, however, police used mild lathicharge and stopped them.
The students argued against holding the board exams in person, saying they had studied online due to Covid-19 restrictions. They demanded that the HSC and SSC exams be held online. As the students started to move towards the minister's residence in the vicinity, police responded with a mild baton charge to stop them.
YouTuber âHindustani Bhau' alias Vikas Fhatak. File pic
Police also said the students were called for the protest by a YouTuber, identified as âHindustani Bhau' alias Vikas Fhatak. They said he will have to face the law as prima facie he had appealed to students to assemble at Ashok Mill Naka. He was also present near the spot.
As per the preliminary investigation, it was YouTuber Hindustani Bhau who had appealed to students to take part in the protest through his social media accounts. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Zone V, Pranay Ashok said, "The action will be taken as per the law against anyone responsible for instigating students".
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Another officer said that Hindustani Bhau had visited the Dharavi police station requesting the police to not stop students from reaching Gaikwad's residence. When senior police officers asked him to give a letter of demands and assured him that it would be forwarded to the minister, Bhau left the police station.
Hindustani Bhau, a former Bigg Boss contestant, is popular for his videos that are marked by the unique delivery of slang words through which he mainly targets Pakistan and other YouTubers from that country.
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