MP school uniform row: BJP functionaries throw ink on education officer

June 06, 2023 21:39

Ink was thrown on the district education officer of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday allegedly by some Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries who accused him of favouring a private school which was at the centre of a row over headscarf allegedly being part of the uniform.

The incident occurred when DEO SK Mishra's vehicle was moving out of the office campus in the afternoon.

BJP's Damoh district vice president Amit Bajaj claimed responsibility for the ink attack.

The incident was condemned by Madhya Pradesh BJP unit president VD Sharma.

The state education department last week suspended the recognition of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School following a controversy over a poster showing girls, including Hindu students, wearing headscarves that looked like hijab as part of the uniform.

A couple of students of the school alleged that Hindu students were being forced to wear hijabs and offer namaz in the school.

Initially, the DEO had given a clean chit to the school but the district collector later constituted a probe committee on the directives of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

After throwing the ink on the DEO, Bajaj alleged Mishra had tried to suppress the issue though he was aware of illegal activities in the school. -- PTI

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