UP: Govt school principal suspended after video shows students 'massaging' her
Chitrakoot (UP) (PTI): The principal of a government primary school has been suspended after a purported video surfaced on social media, allegedly showing schoolgirls giving her a massage, an official said on Monday.
District Basic Education Officer (BSA) B K Sharma stated that the suspension was enacted following the review of an inquiry report submitted by City Education Officer Praveen Kumar Dixit.
The suspended principal, identified as Madhu Rai, works at a primary school located in the Naya Bazar area. She has been suspended immediately, and a departmental inquiry has been initiated against her, the official said.
According to Sharma, the video, which appeared on social media two days ago, allegedly depicts Rai lying on the floor while some students are seen massaging her hands and legs.
Taking cognisance of the video, an inquiry was assigned to Dixit, whose preliminary findings found the allegations to be prima facie true, the BSA said.
During her suspension, Rai has been reassigned to the district headquarters, he added.
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SP has ended contract with I-PAC due to fund constraints: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his party has severed its association with the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) due to a lack of funds.
He dismissed speculations that the termination of contract was because of recent election results.
Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said the party had engaged I-PAC for a brief period ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections but could not continue the arrangement.
"Yes, we had an association. They worked with us for a few months, but we are not able to continue because we do not have that kind of funding," he said.
The I-PAC is a political consultancy firm known for managing major election campaigns across the country.
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has also been associated with the organisation in the past and has worked with multiple parties, including the BJP and the Congress.
In a lighter vein, Yadav took a swipe at the ecosystem of political consultancies. "We thought that if we have to work with a 'winning agency', then there are several big companies."
He said that some people suggested conducting surveys, hiring another firm, keeping a social media company, and even engaging agencies for negative campaigning against other parties.
"There are one or two more companies whose names are not yet known. I can get those for you as well," Yadav said.
Yadav rejected the suggestion that the decision to end the deal was influenced by recent election outcomes in states such as West Bengal.
"There is no such thing. Do not ask questions based on baseless reports. That is not true," he said.
"This is not the reason for ending the agreement. We simply do not have enough funds. If you (the media) give us funds, we can hire another company," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
