In the memorandum, these outfits accused the school management and the church associated with it of forcing students to not apply 'tilak' (a coloured mark) on the forehead and wear 'kalawa' (a sacred thread worn by Hindus on the wrist). In a memorandum submitted to the local administration after the protest, the VHP, the Bajrang Dal, the Hindu Jagran Manch and other right-wing organisations accused the school management of converting eight students to Christianity. He had denied any role of the protesting outfits in the disturbance at the institute. Madhya Pradesh Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) office-bearer Nilesh Agrawal had told PTI on Monday that they had only organised a peaceful protest outside the school and later submitted a memorandum to the local administration. The students were present for the examination in the school when the incident occurred, he said. The right-wing organisations had accused the Saint Joseph Church and school of indulging in religious conversion, a charge denied by the educational institute.Įyewitnesses had said on Monday that stones were hurled at the school building during the ruckus.Ī school management spokesman had said that after getting the information about the protest through the media, the local administration was intimated in advance about the possible disturbance.īut the people started gathering and stones were pelted which damaged the school property, he had claimed while denying all charges of religious conversion. He reiterated that all places (like one at Ganjbasoda), PFI (Popular Front of India) and NGOs which are using foreign funding for religious conversion are under investigation.
Four persons have been detained and directions were issued that such incidents should be prevented from recurring," Mishra told reporters. "The type and nature of Ganjbasoda incident is different. The education institute had denied the charge of religious conversion.
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Police on Monday registered a case of rioting against unidentified persons after the incident which occurred on the premises of Saint Joseph School in Ganjbasoda, some 105 km from Bhopal, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police have detained four persons in connection with vandalism and ruckus. Four persons were detained in Ganj Basoda town of Vidisha district, he added. Later, Mishra said that a case of rioting was lodged by the police against the perpetrators of Sunday’s incident.
It also called for an investigation to find out the truth. It claimed rituals which were performed on eight Christian children were like ‘Janeu Sanskar’ in Hinduism on October 30. In a letter to the Vidisha district collector, the church has denied allegations of religious conversion. While right-wing outfits had claimed that the church and school did religious conversion of eight poor Hindu children, the education institute has refuted the allegation. The school managed to safely shift its Class XII students who were writing their Mathematics exam. On Monday, right-wing activists and local residents barged into St Joseph School in Ganj Basoda town, about 110 km from Bhopal, and pelted stones and vandalised property. Archbishop of Bhopal Archdiocese AAS Durairaj said, after meeting the minister.
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