Headmaster suspended as BJP flag hoisted in school to celebrate UP win
Araria District BJP President Babban Singh Had Expressed Regret Over Suspension Of The Headmaster And Said It Was Caused By Over-excitement Of Some Local Party Workers.
A government school's headmaster in Araria was suspended on Thursday as BJP workers had hoisted a party flag in the district to celebrate the party's win in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
Jagdish Mehta, Headmaster of Dak Haripur Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya in Forebesganj, has been put under suspension, District Education Officer Faizul Rahman told PTI.
Probe into the incident was on, he said. The incident took place on March 18 when a group of BJP workers hoisted a party flag in the school premises to celebrate BJP's victory in UP.
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When the incident drew wide media attention, the District Education Officer on March 23 directed the Block Education Officer concerned to investigate the matter.
Araria district BJP president Babban Singh had expressed regret over the incident and said it was caused by over-excitement of some local party workers. Those party workers did not find a suitable place to hoist the flag to celebrate the win and did it in the school, Singh had said.
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