Hindu girls wear a Hijab like uniform in a private school in Damoh, MP !

Government issues orders for an inquiry

Hindu school girls circled in the image (Credit : OpIndia)

Damoh (MP) – Hindu girl students were seen wearing a Hijab like uniform in ‘Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School’ in Damoh District. Madhya Pradesh Government has ordered an inquiry in the matter.

1. Hindu girl students had worn Hijab like clothes in the poster of Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School. When this led to a controversy, the State Home Minister, Narottam Mishra said that an inquiry was conducted by the officials of the District Education Department. No complaint has been received in this regard. Considering the seriousness of the issue, the Superintendent of Police has been instructed to thoroughly investigate the entire matter.

2. Hindu organisations staged protests outside the District Magistrate Office demanding the cancellation of the registration of the school. These organisations have accused, ‘The school is forcing Hindu girl students to wear Hijab’.

3. The District Magistrate, Mayank Agrawal said that in the investigation conducted previously the claims of religious conversion were found to be false. After instructions from the Home Minister, a committee is being instituted to inquire into the matter.

4. The Superintendent of Police, Rakesh Kumar Singh said that neither the girl students nor their parents have filed any complaint in the matter.

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5. The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Priyank Kanoongo tweeted that the matter has been noted and instructions are being issued to the Damoh District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police to take necessary action.

A ‘scarf’ is being misunderstood as Hijab ! – Mushtaq Khan claims

Mushtaq Khan, the Director of the Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary Schoolhas claimed that the scarf is a part of the school uniform; but no one is forced to wear it. It is this scarf that is being viewed as a Hijab.

Editorial Viewpoint

It needs to be investigated that most schools in the nation do not have a scarf in their uniform for girl students; yet this school is making a scarf compulsory as wearing a Hijab would be strongly opposed.