UP teacher suspended for allegedly discouraging wearing tilak in Bijnor school
Students bid emotional farewell to suspended teacher Ayesha Parveen
Bijnor: A teacher at a government school in Bijnor district has been suspended following allegations of religious discrimination. The teacher, Ayesha Parveen, is accused of preventing Hindu students from wearing tilak while allowing Muslim students to wear caps.
The controversy began when a student complained about being forced to remove his tilak and wear a cap, leading to an investigation by the district’s Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), Yogendra Kumar. The school’s principal, Rajendra Singh, reported the incident to the block education officer, which resulted in Ayesha's suspension pending further inquiry.
Ayesha Parveen, who has served at the school for nearly 20 years, denies the allegations, stating that she has never engaged in any discriminatory practices throughout her teaching career. Despite her suspension, she maintains her innocence, suggesting that a colleague may have instigated the accusations due to differing views on religious symbols in schools.
Two more teachers at the school, Usha and Mukhtar Ahmed faced disciplinary action from the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) by withholding their increments over similar allegations as Ayesha Parveen.
Emotional scenes were also reported as students expressed their support for teacher Ayesha during her departure from the school. Ayesha Parveen, bid farewell to them and her co-workers following her suspension. A video posted on social media captured dejected students expressing their desire to leave the school in solidarity with their beloved teacher.
The investigation is ongoing, and further actions will be determined based on its findings.
In #UttarPradesh's #Bijnor, a #Muslim teacher #AyeshaParveen had been suspended over the allegations of barring tilak in the classrooms.
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A probe found that the allegations were false and headmaster Rajendra Singh along with some locals conspired to remove Ayesha. pic.twitter.com/s1cax2JdZf
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4 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.
Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.
They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.
Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.
In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.
The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.
A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.
