India, Aug. 31 -- One of the consequences of the Gen Z protest at Jantar Mantar against question paper leaks and the government's lack of accountability has been a wave of protests by schoolchildren across India against the neglect of basic facilities in government schools. The School Thik Karo (Fix the Schools) campaign, launched by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), appears to have played a significant role in empowering younger schoolchildren to take to the streets and demand their basic rights.

In Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, around 300 schoolchildren marched six kilometres to the district collectorate carrying the national flag. They demanded a properly paved road to their school, citing severe waterlogging and muddy conditions that made ...