Tag: Islamic Prayers in School

  • Kalama Row: In non-public college in Kanpur, the youngsters have been made to rote, once they began learning at house, the fogeys protested.

    Kanpur: Controversy has began over the instructing of Kalma to youngsters in a non-public college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. When the youngsters have been reciting Kalma at house, once they have been requested about it, the entire thing got here to the fore. Kids instructed that they’re taught this prayer in class. There was an uproar over this. A guardian instructed that at house their kid was once praying associated with Islam. He lodged an objection with other people related to BJP and Hindutva organisations. The subject has been pacified through the police after persuasion. On the identical time, the varsity management has denied that this can be a prayer. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian prayers of all religions are carried out within the college.

    The Dad or mum who raised the objection stated, ‘My spouse instructed that the kid was once talking Islamic prayer at house after coming from college. When requested about this, he stated that this was once instructed within the college. I went to the varsity however the management refused to prevent the prayer. After this I created a bunch on WhatsApp and knowledgeable some oldsters in addition to other people related to BJP, who raised questions at the college management.

    The foremost of the varsity stated, ‘In our college, at the side of Hinduism, prayers of all religions, Islam, Sikhism, Christian are presented. Now after the objection to Islamic prayer from the fogeys, now we have banned it. At the moment simplest the nationwide anthem is being sung. He additionally confirmed the prayer within the diary through opening the web page containing Gayatri Mantra, Sanchi Vani, Dua, Pratigya, The Pledge. Prayers of all religions have been written in it.

    Kanpur’s ACP Nishank Sharma stated, ‘A case has come to gentle, the place scholars have been known as to strains associated with Islam within the college. We’ve got spoken to the varsity management about this. He instructed that prayers associated with all religions are presented within the college. The college has stopped such prayer after the objection was once raised.