How dare you hit me! Principal and librarian exchange slaps at MP school; suspended
Khargone (MP), May 6 (PTI): A corridor of a school in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district turned into a fighting zone with the principal and the librarian, both women, slapping and pulling each other's hair following an argument.
Authorities suspended both women after a video of the physical fight at the Eklavya Adarsh Awasiya Vidyalaya or Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) went viral last week.
The principal and the librarian have lodged cross complaints at Mengaon police station, an officer said.
The 90-second video clip shows the principal and the librarian arguing loudly. While one of them tries to record the verbal exchange on her mobile phone, the other woman slaps her, snatches her phone, and throws it to the ground.
One of the women, dressed in pink salwar-kameez, pulls at the stole of her rival, getting slapped left, right and centre.
"Aapne mujhe thappad kaise mara"? she keeps asking, to which the other woman says, "self-defence."
The two keep pulling each other's hair and exchanging blows until another woman intervenes and separates them.
Sources said the fight was the fallout of arguments over the division of work between the librarian and the principal.
After the video clip surfaced on social media, both women were removed from the school and assigned to the office of Assistant Commissioner Tribal Development, Khargone.
"A fight between the school principal and the teacher (librarian) is an unfortunate incident," said Khargone district collector Bhavya Mittal.
She said Commissioner of Society, New Delhi, Ajit Kumar Shrivastava, has suspended school principal Praveen Dahiya with immediate effect.
"An overall report, also including other issues, was sent to the state government and the National Education Society for Tribal Students, an autonomous organisation under the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs," Mittal said.
Assistant Commissioner of MP Tribal Welfare Department Prashant Arya said the librarian, identified as Madhurani, has also been suspended based on the recommendation received by the state government.
Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Meena said both women have filed complaints against each other at Mengaon police station. "Their statements are being recorded after obtaining medical reports," he added.
The school principal and librarian indulged into a physical fight at the premises of a government Eklavya School in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone.
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Centre must roll back LPG price hike, says Kerala CM
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the recent steep hike in LPG prices, alleging that it has severely impacted common people and small businesses.
In a statement, Vijayan described the increase as "one of the most cruel" in the history of cooking gas price revisions, saying it has pushed ordinary households and entrepreneurs into distress.
He said the price of commercial LPG cylinders had been raised by Rs 993 in one go, crossing Rs 3,000, which would adversely affect the hotel and restaurant sector.
The hike in the price of 5-kg LPG cylinders by Rs 251.50 would hit migrant workers and small families who depend on them, he added.
The chief minister alleged that the hike came immediately after the conclusion of Assembly elections in states, placing an additional burden on common people, small-scale entrepreneurs and migrant labourers.
Pointing to the ongoing crisis in West Asia, Vijayan said the hospitality sector has already been facing a shortage of cooking gas for months and the latest price increase would be difficult to absorb.
The burden would ultimately be passed on to consumers, he said, warning that several small establishments, including those in Kerala, could be forced to shut down.
Accusing oil companies of prioritising profits over public welfare, he said such a trend of imposing additional financial burden on people cannot be accepted.
Vijayan also alleged that the Centre's policies favour corporate interests and called for a correction in approach.
He urged the Union government to withdraw the excessive hike without delay.
The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on May 1, marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices linked to the West Asia conflict.
