Siliguri, June 8 -- Schoolgirls in West Bengal's Malda district staged a demonstration on a national highway on Monday, saying continued delays and the absence of a firm assurance had left them with no alternative.
The protesters, all Class X students of Ramchandra Saha Girls' High School in Gazole, staged a road blockade on National Highway 12, demanding immediate distribution of the government-sponsored bicycles.
Holding placards and raising slogans, the students sat on the highway, bringing traffic to a standstill and causing long queues of vehicles on both sides of the road.
According to the students, they were promised bicycles several months ago. School authorities had reportedly informed them that the bicycles would be distributed...