GADAG: The headmaster of a government school in the district, who was accused of trying to facilitate religious conversion, has been suspended, a day after the Education Department ordered an inquiry. The headmaster was heckled by right-wing outfit activists for organising an essay competition on Prophet for children of the government school in Nagavi village on Wednesday.
Abdul Munafar Bijapur, the headmaster, had organized an essay competition on Prophet Mohammed. Subsequently, right-wing activists barged into the school premises and heckled the headmaster, leaving 172 students in a state of shock.
Earlier, an inquiry was set up pertaining to the matter after which Abdul Munafar has been suspended. “I’ll get the complaint copy from Sri Ram Sene. I’ll also get information from the headmaster of the school and students and provide them to the deputy director,” Block Education Officer Virupakshappa Naduvinamani told ANI on Wednesday.
Activists of Ram Sene accused the headmaster of trying to facilitate religious conversion.
Sharanappa Gowda Haplad, a parent, said, “I came to know that the headmaster of the school was trying to impose Islam in the minds of students by conducting an essay writing competition and announcing Rs 5,000 prize money. The boys and girls, in the hope of winning Rs 5,000, were made to write essays. His intention was to convert students. That’s why I informed Sri Ram Sene activists. I want to know what’s the intention of organising an essay competition on Prophet Mohammad.”(ANI)