“Hindu students recite ‘Surah-Al-Fatiha,’ and wear Hijab as dress code — All you need to know about ‘Ganga Jamna School’”, Organiser, June 15, 2023:
Since the last week of May, the city of Madhya Pradesh, Damoh is making it to national television almost every day. It all started with a poster from the private school called, ‘Ganga Jamna’ which was shared and called out in large numbers for making Hindu and Jain students wear Hijab compulsorily. The matter turned so big that the Chief Minister of the State had to give assurance of a detailed investigation from one of his rallies. After rounds of notices and conferences, a case has been registered and as many as three people including the principal of the school have been arrested.
To get the things in detail, this correspondent went to Damoh almost 250 kilometres from the state capital Bhopal this week (June 13). The visit involved meeting Hindu families whose children were studying at the school and getting into the reasoning of why they sent their children to a school that is analogous to a Madarsa.
Amidst all this, Vimal Soni’s 11-year-old son, Kamal (name changed) has become a centre of attraction to all the media persons. Kamal recites ayats and ‘Surah-Al-Fatiha’ frequently despite being a Hindu. Not only Vimal’s son but there are as many as 350 (out of 1200 students at the school) Hindu students who were offering the same prayers at the school and were passively moving towards Islam.
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