The President of India Dr. A. P.J. Abdul Kalam will be definitely disappointed that the State authorities have directed Sharada Mandir school at Miramar to stay closed for a day on 13th Jan to avoid any inconvenience to the President's entourage which will be passing through Miramar.
The President's visit to Goa is focussed around children and it is an irony that 1800 children are being putting to hardship of having to miss their classes just because the President is visiting Goa. Ideally the students should have had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of India's famous 'Scientist' President, by waving flags as he drives by their school. If schools are kept close every time a V.I.P. passes by, it is hardly likely that our children will grow up to be brilliant scientists as our President aspires them to be. The Delhi High court in an order had very strongly condemned a street being closed in Delhi to accommodate a VIP entourage. In our case it is still worse that a school is being closed for a full day because the authorities failed to plan the President's route appropriately. It is also a great inconvenience to the parents who have been just informed on the eve about the school being closed and for those working parents would have to run around making child care arrangements for the kids whose interests may have not been in mind of the local authorities while planning President Kalam's itinerary, a President who always has the children interest at heart. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
