Calling political events and rallies a "serious threat to teaching-learning activities" at schools, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Tripura has banned political parties from using school resources like playgrounds to conduct their rallies and events, reported The Indian Express.
The government announced this in an order issued on Saturday, 19 February. Chandni Chandran, the director of school education said in the order that "..no school resources including playground shall be used by any political party/organiser to conduct political functions/rallies etc..."