The principal of a primary school in Thakurganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow has been suspended after some students allegedly offered namaz in the school, reports said.
School Principal Meera Yadav was suspended with immediate effect on Saturday under the Uttar Pradesh Government servant (discipline and appeal) rules-1999
The Education Department had launched a probe into the incident after some Hindu outfits staged protests against the school administration.
"Information was received that some unidentified persons were involved in activities other than teaching work in Primary School, Napier road here. Teachers have confirmed that some children offered namaz on Friday which is against departmental directives and guidelines,” Basic Siksha Adhikari Arun Kumar said in a statement.
Kumar said a strict warning has been issued to two other teachers—Tehzeen Fatima and Mamta Mishra—for being complicit in the act.
The incident came a day after two senior faculty members at a private engineering college in Ghaziabad were suspended for scolding a student who raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan on the campus.
The incident took place on Friday evening during a cultural event as part of the induction programme at the ABES Engineering College.
According to reports, a student who was on the stage for a performance, chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ which was objected to by two lady professors. The teachers asked the student to leave the stage, saying it was a cultural event and such slogans were not allowed.
