Parents, students, and activists protested the KPS Magnet School scheme in Varuna, the Chief Minister's constituency, on January 10. Organizers, including the Save Public Education Committee and AIDSO, voiced concerns that the scheme, which consolidates nearly 5,900 gram panchayats under the KPS system, will lead to the closure of existing government schools. They vowed to form village-level committees and fight until the government guarantees no schools will be shut down, emphasizing the importance of academic education over vocational skills.