India, Aug. 7 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that school students of Kakraua village are risking their lives by hopping on check dam pillars to cross the Betwa River to reach school in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district. They reportedly take this dangerous route because it cuts the distance from 13 km by road to just 1.5 km. Reportedly, nine students from the village cross the river in this manner every day, including five girls.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights. It noted that Article 21A of the Constitution of India guarantees free a...