BJP demands probe into alleged religious instruction at Hyderabad School, terms it 'education jihad'

Hyderabad, July 16 -- BJP Telangana President N Ramchander Rao on Thursday condemned the alleged instruction of Islamic religious verses to a Hindu student at a private school in Hyderabad's Old City and demanded a thorough investigation and stringent action against those responsible.

In a statement, Rao alleged that a second-grade Hindu student at a school in Saidabad was directed to recite the Kalma and was assigned homework to learn and write the Kalma and Surah Al-Fatiha. Describing the incident as "highly condemnable," he accused the Congress government of failing to prevent what he termed "Education Jihad."The BJP leader alleged that the state government had not taken adequate action against the school management and said merely remo...