Ratlam (MP), Jan 14 (PTI) Right wing organisationshave called a "voluntary bandh" tomorrow in protest againstthe "rustication" of 20 students from a school in Namli, about20 kilometres from here.
Bajrang Dal functionary Rajesh Parihar said that thestudents were removed from the St Joseph's Convent School inNamli for chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" on January 11.
He said religious heads would protest the"anti-national act" adding that they had called for avoluntary bandh as well as derecognition of the school.
However the Madhya Pradesh Catholic Church outrightlydenied the allegation.
MP Catholic Church Public Relation Officer (PRO)Father Maria Stephen told PTI today that a group of boys ofClass 9, seconds after the national anthem had been sung inthe morning assembly, started chanting "Vande Matram". Theydanced and made a mockery of "Vande Matram", he said.
Stephen said that school authorities got upsetwith the disprespect shown and had told the boys that theywould face action if they didn't stop "what they were doing".
"They have neither been rusticated and neither havethey not been allowed to write their exams," Stephen said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Singh said thatinitial investigations suggested the school was not at fault.
He, however, added that a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) andSub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) were currentlyinvestigating the matter.
Singh added that nuns and teachers of the school haveasked the police to take care of their safety in the light ofthe protests. PTI COR LALBNM.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.