Two class 11 Hindu students were expelled from the Muslim intercollege Faiz-e-Aam of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The expelled students said they had recited Hanuman Chalisa when bullied to read a few verses from the Quran. They were forced to stay out of the institution after this incident by the college authorities.
One of the expelled students, Saurav Yadav, described what happened to Dainik Bhasker saying that he was sitting in class and studying about ‘Rahim’s Dohe’ when his Muslim classmates started asking him to recite verses from the Quran and also started singing praises about the Mughal emperor Akbar. In response, Saurav started reciting Hanuman Chalisa and the Ramayana. His classmates then complained to the authorities and his name was struck off of the students’ list without even listening to his side of the story.Â
The second Hindu student, Madhvendra Pratap Singh said that at the time, he was busy doing his science homework and doesn’t even know why he was expelled from the school.
Mohd Akhtar Siddiqui, one of the college authorities accused the two Hindu students of spreading ‘religious hysteria’ which was being opposed by Muslim students. When they did not listen, action was taken against them and they were expelled. He also countered the statements put forward by the two students saying that they just want to malign the college’s reputation.Â
Sharad Sharma, the provincial media in charge of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has demanded the arrest of the college principal and manager. The DM Nitish Kumar is currently looking into the matter.
This is a very sad thing. A student was forced to recite verses of Quran by a batch of his fellowmates (not even by their class eacher) and with his failure to comply with he was expelled from the school! Is reciting a verse from Quran compulsory in that school ( Faiz-e-Aam)? Or is it a crime to recite Hanuman Chalisa in its place? Can a group of students force another student to comply with their demands? Was it not ragging?
Can Mohd Akhtar Siddiqui, a member of college controlling body, explain what did he want to mean by ‘religious hysteria’ that could have shocked Muslim students?
Religious intolerance has reached to such an alarming height that people hate people just on the basis of their religious identity. They have forgotten to think that they’re hating their fellow beings.
the DM Nitish will be compromised