Uttarakhand school apologizes after girl forced to remove tilak – Newz9

RISHIKESH: A girl was not allowed to enter her classroom in a school right here with out eradicating a tilak from her brow, prompting her dad and mom and Hindu outfits to stage a protest, following which the principal had to supply an apology. Director General of School Education Jharna Kamthan has additionally requested the chief schooling officer of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand to examine the matter.
The Class-8 scholar was requested by her trainer on Wednesday to remove the tilak from her brow, saying it was not allowed within the school.
The girl obeyed her trainer and attended the category however advised her dad and mom about it later.
Her dad and mom, together with Hindu outfits, reached the school on Thursday to protest.
“The teacher should not have forced the girl to remove the tilak. Wearing a tilak is a Hindu tradition. How can a Hindu be stopped from wearing it?” Rajiv Bhatnagar, president of one of many Hindu teams that had been a part of the protest, stated.
The matter was resolved after the principal of the school apologized to the girl’s dad and mom and the protesting Hindu teams, together with the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and Rashtriya Hindu Shakti Sangathan.