Urdu name for farewell function in Rajasthan school leads to Education Department probe: Report
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Education Department has initiated an investigation into a school function in Baran district following the use of an Urdu name for the event. Officials from the department visited the Mahatma Gandhi Government School in Shahabad to probe the matter.
The controversy arose after invitation cards for a farewell function on February 28 were sent out with the title ‘Jashn-e-Alvida’, or ‘celebration of a farewell’, written in Hindi, as reported by The Indian Express on Wednesday.
The card, which featured an image of Goddess Saraswati, went viral on social media, prompting Baran’s District Education Office to set up a three-member team to conduct an inquiry. The committee, led by Devendra Singh, Chief Block Education Officer of Kishanganj, includes principals from two other schools. The team visited the school on Tuesday to gather information and conduct inquiries.
According to the order issued by the office, as cited by IE, ‘Jashn-e-Alvida’ was inscribed on the invitation card “contrary to the departmental guidelines”. Singh confirmed that a probe report was being prepared and would be submitted shortly.
Vikesh Kumar, the school’s principal, explained that the event was meant to recognise the achievements of class 12 students and bid them farewell.
“There are some Muslim students in the school, and they suggested and gave this title for the function. Then, at the School Development Management Committee (SDMC) meeting, the parents also consented to the name,” Kumar told IE.
He mentioned that after the invitation cards were printed, it was realised that the name of the event did not align with “government parlance." Kumar added: "We withdrew the cards, but a few were left with the students who made them viral. It was also picked up by the media."
As the investigation continues, officials have collected various materials, including the proposal submitted by students, details of staff meetings, videos from the event, and newspaper cutting related to the incident.
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Gaurav Gogoi criticises Himanta Sarma over infiltration issues, accuses him of playing politics
New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has sharply criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, questioning his government’s handling of the infiltration issue despite the BJP's nearly decade-long rule in the state.
Gogoi raised concerns over the state's border security under the current regime, asking, “If infiltrators are still entering Assam after 10 years of BJP rule, who is responsible?”
He pointed out the BJP-led government’s failure to effectively curb illegal immigration. “It is the duty of both the Assam government and the central government to prevent illegal migration. Instead of taking concrete action, the government is busy playing politics,” news agency ANI quoted Gogoi as saying.
He emphasised that the Congress party's position is clear: no illegal Bangladeshi nationals should be allowed to stay in Assam.
Gogoi predicted that Sarma’s politics of polarisation, which had failed in Jharkhand, would not yield success in Assam either.
