Mumbai Congress protests against BMC school `privatisation`

The protest took place ahead of a planned renovation ceremony at the school, which was to be conducted by Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha

Congress leaders Aslam Shaikh and Varsha Gaikwad led the protest, opposing the alleged decision to hand over the school to a private NGo

Several Mumbai Congress workers joined the party leaders in protest on Saturday

The Congress has questioned the rationale behind the handover of the school to the NGO

Heavy police bandobast was seen outside the school and its gates were barricaded as a precautionary security measure