The government gave norms a go-by while issuing the notification to upgrade the school. Earlier in the day, 10 of them were hospitalised, ending the hunger strike that started on May 10. On Tuesday, the girls locked the village school to press for the acceptance of their demand. The Haryana government issued a statement on Monday, agreeing to upgrade the village school. Don’t promise us it will happen, tell us that it’s happened and we end our protest,” said Pooja, a student who was on hunger strike.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2017 10:18 UTC