Left parties call for school bandh in Telangana

 Hyderabad: Student groups called for a statewide bandh of educational institutions on July 12 to protest multiple issues including pending distribution of textbooks, uniforms, vacancies for teaching and non-teaching staff, lack of funds and fee hikes, among others.

The groups include the state wings of Students Federation of India (SFI), All India Students’ Federation (AISF), Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU), All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), All India Students’ Bloc (AISB), All India Progressive Students’ Union (AIPSU) and the All India Federation of Democratic Students (AIFDS), who raised combined demands to complete the selling of books, fill vacancies and regulate fee structure in private schools.