Accepting the demand of girl students to upgrade the high school in Gothra Tappa Dahina village in Rewari, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Wednesday announced that the admission process for the new classes would be initiated on Thursday.

At a press conference in Chandigarh, Mr. Sharma said that the admission process for classes 11 and 12 to the school for the current session would be started with the appointment of a principal on Thursday. He, however, said that notification formalities might take a few more days.

The Education Department Joint Secretary has also conveyed to Director, Secondary Education, in writing saying that the Haryana Governor has accorded the upgradation of the high school to senior secondary level with effect from session 2017-18.

Thirteen girls from the village were on indefinite hunger strike for the past eight days seeking to upgrade their village school to senior secondary level. The girls alleged that the boys passed lewd comments at them and harassed them on their way to school in the neighbouring Kanwali village. Village Sarpanch Suresh Chauhan and sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav are also holding the hunger strike in support of the protesting girl students.

Deputy Commissioner, Rewari, Yash Garg said that he would the government decision and was hopeful that the agitation would be called off.

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Mr. Chauhan said he was yet to receive any official communication on the announcement made by the Education Minister. He, however, added that the agitation would be called off if the admission process was initiated.