MP: Students Demand To Reopen Damoh's Ganga Jamuna School, Say Were Not Forced To Wear Hijab
On June 21, many parents went to meet the DM to demand that the school should be reopened.
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On June 21, many parents went to meet the DM to demand that the school should be reopened.
A bulldozer, barricades and state police in riot gear were deployed near Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School on Tuesday evening.
The issue snowballed as the Home Minister sought a probe and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too criticised the school.
It also comes a day after the school’s principal Afsha Sheikh, mathematics teacher Anas Atahar and security guard Rustam Ali were arrested over allegations for forcing girl students to wear a headscarf.
Late last month, a poster celebrating the school's success in class 10 Board exams was put up outside the premises, featuring non-Muslim students in headscarves. This set off a series of protests by right-wing groups, who raised allegations of religious conversion.