Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a Rajya Sabha MP and vice-chairman of the NDA in Kerala, has written to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and Gautam Budh Nagar Superintendent of Police (rural) Sujata Singh, seeking an investigation into the death of Ghazal Yadav, an 8-year-old student of DPS World School in Noida Extension.
Lack of safety guidelines related to the responsibility and accountability of schools should be questioned, said Mr. Chandrashekhar.
Questions of safety
According to the MP, Ghazal Yadav’s case had raised questions about the physical safety of children in educational institutions. He has now called for a probe to examine negligence on the school’s part, besides seeking an impartial investigation to identify those responsible for her death.
‘Parents are devastated’
Mr. Chandrashekhar told The Hindu , “I consider issues related to safety of children as deeply important. Ghazal’s parents, who are devastated, have approached me to ensure justice for their child.”
“I have written to SP Sujata Singh asking her to conduct an investigation in a fair and impartial manner into the unnatural death and not let the influence of the owners of the school impede her,” he said.
“I have also written to WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi and urged her to take an interest in this tragic matter,”he added.
