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A case of teaching Kalma to children in a private school in Kanpur has come to light. A parent has also made a video with his daughter. The ruckus started after the video went viral on social media. On Monday, the office bearers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad staged a sit-in in the school.
The protesters said, “Until the management apologises, they will not allow the school to run.” reached. After getting the information, ACP Nishank Sharma reached with the team. He pacified the people by giving assurance of action.
The school management claimed, “We offer prayers to all religions, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. So the protest is wrong.” It was also said that now no prayer will be held in the school, only the national anthem will be sung.
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Mother asks daughter, gets Kalma read, daughter said- yes
The controversy started on Sunday. A 59-second video was shared on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The video went viral from the Twitter account named Abhishek Mishra. CM Yogi Adityanath and UP Police were tagged. It shows a woman and her daughter. The maker of the video has not allowed the faces of both of them to appear in the scene.
The woman is saying, “Kalma is taught to the children in the school every day at the time of prayer.” When the woman asked the girl, she replied, “Yes.
The school said – now there will be no religious prayer, only the national anthem
ACP Sisamau Nishank Sharma said, “He has spoken to the manager of the school, Sumit Makhija. The school manager has told him that in his school the prayers of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian four religions are being offered for 12-13 years. No one ever protested. 4 days ago there was an objection from a parent. After this they have instructed that no religious prayer will be held now. Only the national anthem will be played.
This picture is from the school booklet. This picture was taken from a post on Twitter.
From Monday morning, the parents gathered outside the school and demanded action against the management.
DM ordered an inquiry
DM Visakh G. “The investigation report of the police has been received. I have also ordered an inquiry. After the report comes, whatever facts will come out. Action will be taken accordingly,” he said. ADM (City) Atul Kumar said, “A holiday has been declared in the school today. A complaint has been received. The investigation is on.”