Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced the cancellation of recognition of Damoh-based ‘Ganga Jamna Higher Secondary School’. The poster of topper girl students of the same school with hijab went viral, which was being opposed a lot. In the investigation of the local administration, many irregularities were found in the operation of the school. In a tweet made on Friday (June 2, 2023), CM Shivraj Singh has also announced strict action against those who commit such acts.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh wrote in his tweet, “After irregularities were found in a school in Damoh, its recognition was canceled with immediate effect. Any kind of negligence will not be tolerated with my nephews and nieces and Madhya Pradesh government is committed to take strictest action against such acts.
When irregularities were found in a school in Damoh, its recognition was canceled with immediate effect.
Any kind of negligence will not be tolerated with my nephews and nieces and Madhya Pradesh government is committed to take strictest action against such acts.
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 2, 2023
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In the context of the irregularities spread in this school, on June 2, the Joint Director of Public Education, Sagar Division has issued an order. In his order, he has described Ganga Jamuna School as a private educational institution. He has written that the school has not followed the rules laid down in Madhya Pradesh Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools Recognition Rules 2017 and Recognition Amendment Rules 2020. With this, there was no library in the school. Old furniture and old materials were found in the different laboratories of Physics and Chemistry.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mr. @ChouhanShivraj Ji has shown what he said by doing it immediately.
In Damoh, recognition of the school which made Hindu girls wear hijab and sang praises of India’s partitioner Iqbal has been suspended.
Now just to get ex-parte stay order by filing KVAT in High Court… https://t.co/hhYYIZMLkj pic.twitter.com/ldOuka63S7
— Priyank Kanoongo Priyank Kanoongo (@KanoongoPriyank) June 2, 2023
In the same order, it has been further stated that the equipment required for the use by the students was also not available in these laboratories. The total number of students in the school was 1208, for whom separate toilets were not even found. These students did not even have proper arrangements for pure drinking water. In a class, studies were being conducted by seating more students than the standards, for whom even enough furniture was not available to sit. The playing resources of the students were also not available in the school. In the same inspection, the maintenance of vehicles used to bring children to school was also not found satisfactory.
In the letter issued, orders were given to cancel the recognition of the school on June 2 (Friday) itself. A copy of this order was sent to all the senior and concerned administrative officers of Madhya Pradesh. Significantly, the name of the manager of this school is Haji Muhammad Idreesh. She had written a letter apologizing to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after the posters of school topper girls in hijab went viral. In the letter, he had described hijab as a scarf, with which Priyank Kanungo, chairman of the National Child Protection Commission, did not agree. He has also said that action is necessary against the officials who have given recognition to the school.
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