BJP demands strict action against private school for alleged ‘education jihad’
BJP leaders in Telangana are demanding strict action against a private school following allegations that a student was forced to recite Islamic verses. The party has labeled the incident 'education jihad' and criticized the state government for its alleged appeasement politics.
Why it matters
The incident reflects rising communal tensions and political polarization regarding religious influence in educational institutions in India.
Top BJP leaders reacted strongly to an incident at a private school where a primary class student was allegedly asked to recite verses from Islamic religious scriptures, and called for strict action against those responsible.
Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, took strong exception to the incident, describing it as an attempt at the ‘religious indoctrination’ of innocent minors. He said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy must take responsibility for the episode, alleging that it was the result of the Congress government’s “poisonous politics of appeasement.”
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