NCERT director Dinesh Saklani said in a statement that the issue was taken up immediately after it came to the council’s notice, and that the concerned department was directed to review the matter.

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke responded to the slap-incident during a protest on Monday and urged protestors not to be violent despite such incidents. He also said that no matter how many times this happen, the movement would continue.

India has not yet enforced a blanket ban on social media use for Under-16s, unlike the UK, Australia, Canada and other countries, amid global concern on digital addiction and mental health crisis.Experts explain why.