Kanpur school faces row after Muslim women in burqa denied entry to parents’ meeting
Kanpur: A private school in Kanpur’s Chakeri area sparked controversy on Saturday after Muslim women alleged they were barred from attending a parents’ meeting because they were wearing burqas.
Rehana, one of the women, said the school staff asked her to remove her veil outside the gate. “We were told it’s not possible to talk with parents while they are wearing naqabs. Many women waited for some time, but they didn’t allow us inside, so we had to return,” she said.
The women accused the administration of enforcing a ban on veils within the campus, raising concerns over religious freedom.
The school, however, defended its stance. Principal of New Vision Inter College stated that the policy was not religiously motivated but a matter of identification. “The face must be uncovered when entering the school premises to ensure identification. This applies to everyone,” the principal said.
Police officials confirmed the dispute and said intervention was made to resolve the matter. “On receiving information, police reached the spot and spoke to both sides. The situation is peaceful now, and necessary action will be taken as per rules,” the police said in a statement.
Local MLA Hasan Rumi also intervened to calm tensions.
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ED searches: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of targeting Cong leaders
Chamarajanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the central government and its agencies of consistently targeting Congress members by using searches on their properties, and questioned why similar action is not taken against BJP leaders.
He was reacting to searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday on several individuals, among them the sons of Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris and the grandson of former Union Cabinet minister K Rahman Khan, in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case.
"The central government always targets Congress leaders. Will they raid the houses of BJP leaders?" Siddaramaiah said in response to a question. More than a dozen premises in the city were searched as part of the operation carried out by the ED under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The premises searched comprised those of Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad, the sons of the MLA; Aqeeb Khan, the grandson of veteran Congress leader K Rahman Khan; and an alleged crypto hacker, Srikrishna Ramesh, alias Sriki, officials said.
The money laundering case stems from Karnataka Police FIRs and charge sheets filed in a 2017 case involving the hacking of national and international websites, theft of bitcoins, and the sale of these stolen virtual digital assets (VDAs) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
Mohammed Haris Nalapad, Omar Farook Nalapad, and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this crypto-linked activity, officials added.
