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Madhya Pradesh: Case registered against school in Damoh over 'hijab' row
Updated On: 08 June, 2023 04:19 PM IST | Bhopal/Damoh | ANI
The state education department last week suspended the recognition of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Damoh, about 250 km from state capital Bhopal, after one of its posters allegedly showed girls, including Hindu students, wearing headscarves that looked like hijab as part of the uniform
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The Madhya Pradesh government has registered a case against a private school in Damoh that has been at the centre of a row for allegedly making students wear hijab-like headscarves as part of its uniform, said state home minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday.
The case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 295(A) (outraging religious feelings) and 506(B) (criminal intimidation), said Mishra, who is also the spokesperson of the BJP government in the state.
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