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VHP, Bajrang Dal attack book protesters in Ahmedabad for reading ‘I am Malala’
A group of people were doing a silent reading protest against a school's move to remove ‘I am Malala’ and ‘Diary of a Young Girl’ from its reading list.
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- Why it matters
- Students and activists attempting to oppose a school's censorship of books face physical obstruction and violence, preventing them from exercising public dissent.
- Most affected
- Protest participants and students in Ahmedabad — Attacked while conducting silent reading protest against book removals.
Schools in the region — Caught between pressure to remove books and public opposition demonstrated through protest. - Likely next
- Whether the school reverses its decision to remove the books, and whether police file charges related to the attack.
Also reported by: The Indian Express, The Times of India