Mulbageal: Principal of government in Kolar Kolar, who reportedly allowed Muslim students to conduct Friday Namaz (prayer) on campus to ensure they did not miss the class and did not sign Covid-19 by stepping, have been placed under the suspension.
The incident occurred in Bale Changappa elementary school, which is located on Jalan Raya Bengaluru-Chittoor, and the principal is Uma Devi.
The school has around 400 students and 165 of them belonging to the Muslim community.
The school authorities have recently decided to allow students to pray Friday on campus for three reasons: one, students who go to pray do not return to school, because it loses lessons in class.
Two, allowing them to exit increase the probability they signed Covid-19 and pass infection to other students.
Three, to avoid accidents because students must cross the busy national highway to reach the nearest mosque.
However, the steps did not go down well with all.
On January 21, several Mongchief Mongers fired videos of students who offer prayers at school and circulate them on social media.
Immediately, Hindu activists demanded action against the principal, said he had violated the rules.
Apart from the demonstration of staging, they submit a representation to the Deputy Commissioner, who ordered an investigation into the allegations.
Request to Delapukandut Director of Public Instruction (Kolar), Revanasidappa, who conducted an investigation, the principal said initially said he did not allow students to offer prayers at school, but then confirmed his actions by saying them to prevent them from crossing the highway to go to the mosque and also Because many of them did not return to school for the afternoon session.
Headmistress said he was afraid that they were out of campus could be infected, especially with the increasing Covid-19 case in Mulbagal.
Girjeswari Devi, Block Education Officer (Mulbagal), said grade 6 to 8 students offer Namaz at school.
Beo said the principal stated that he only acted in the sake of students and did not have the intention of Mala Fide in allowing part of them to do prayers.
However, he has been placed under a suspension for now.