The police on August 2 booked the administration of a private school in Kanpur district under Sections of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act after some parents and Hindu right-wing groups objected to children “being forced” to recite the Kalma (Islamic verses) during the morning prayers.
Enraged parents had on Monday staged protests outside the institution, and the school premises were later purified with gangajal’.
The school, which says it holds Sarva Dharma Prarthna (all-religion prayers), has been shut since the incident took place to ensure that no harm happens to the students.
