Hyderabad, June 27 -- The Telangana Save Education Committee, a collective of social activists, student unions, political parties, professors, and teachers' unions has resolved to continue its struggle against the state government, to press for sweeping reforms in the education sector, as promised by Congress in its election manifesto before coming to power.

The committee held a protest at Dharna Chowk on Friday, June 27, against the state government's order removing teachers from primary schools in the state with less than 60 students enrolled in them. The activists claimed that 1,980 schools could risk being shut down.

"It should not be about how many students are enrolled in a school. The government should see how many children are i...