Lucknow, Aug. 3 -- : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a protest at Eco Garden on Saturday, opposing the merger of primary schools run by the basic education department of the Uttar Pradesh government.

The protest was led by Rajya Sabha MP and AAP's state incharge Sanjay Singh. AAP workers, parents, and local citizens joined the demonstration in large numbers.

Speaking to the crowd, Singh said that AAP would not allow the government to merge schools, as it would harm the future of children. He stated that strong public pressure and AAP's opposition had already forced the government to withdraw its earlier plan to shut schools that were within a one-kilometre radius of each other or had fewer than 50 students. Singh called this a partial vi...