Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Police will investigate an alleged incident of religious conversion in a school in Vidisha district after members of a pro-Hindutva organization held a protest in front of the school seeking action against the accused.
The reported incident occurred at Ganjbasoda’s St. Joseph School. Members of the pro-Hindutva organization are reportedly seen protesting in videos and news reports from the incident.
The Shree Maharana Rajput Samiti, the Ahirwar Samaj, and the Kayasth Samaj of Ganjbasoda, Vidisha, sent a memorandum to the Vidisha Collector alleging a religious conversion occurrence in the school, it was discovered. The three organizations allege in a memorandum dated December 4, 2021, that on October 31, this year, eight school children of other faiths were purportedly converted. The groups have urged that the incident be investigated and that action be taken within a week.
“Based on the memorandum, we will conduct an investigation,” Basoda Sub-Divisional Magistrate R. Rai told presspersons. Tension gripped the area as the members of the pro-Hindutva organization and other organizations gathered at St. Joseph School which was open. The protesters raised slogans and allegedly threw stones on the glass windows at the entrance.
All schoolchildren are safe, said Basoda Sub-Divisional Police Officer B.B. Sharma. He added that all other staff members of the school are also safe. The protest was withdrawn after an assurance by the district officials.
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