MP Govt School Teacher Accused Of Making Students Offer Namaz Under Pretext Of Yoga, Suspended, Denies Charge

<p>Burhanpur (MP), Oct 29 (PTI) Authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district have suspended a government school teacher for "misconduct" following allegations that he was making students offer namaz under the pretext of practising yoga, officials said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The suspended teacher, Jaboor Ahmed Tadvi, however, categorically denied the allegations and demanded an impartial investigation into the charges against him.</p> <p>Some right-wing activists and parents of students alleged that Tadvi, who is a teacher at the government secondary school in Devhari village, about 15 kms from the district headquarters, makes students of grades 3 to 5 offer namaz under the pretext of yoga and Surya Namaskar.</p> <p>District Education Officer Santosh Singh Solanki said that Tadvi was suspended on the charges of misconduct after an investigation was carried out based on a complaint from some parents and discussions with students.</p> <p>Tadvi, however, dubbed the allegations against him as "completely baseless".</p> <p>"As per the fixed timetable, our school has a yoga class every day from 10.30 am to 11 am. I make the children practise yoga postures in this class based on a book on Surya Namaskar," he said.</p> <p>Due to some misunderstanding, what the complainant is describing as students offering namaz is actually the yoga posture of "Shashankasana," in which the practitioner sits on the ground like a rabbit and bends with their hands extended forward, Tadvi added.</p> <p>"An impartial investigation should be conducted into the allegations made against me," he demanded.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Ajit Pardeshi, district coordinator of the Hindu Jagran Manch, said that he has filed a complaint against Tadvi with the administration, demanding his dismissal and strict legal action against him.</p> <p>According to Pardeshi, the primary school teacher was attempting to convert students to Islam by making them pray under the pretext of doing yoga and Surya Namaskar.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</em></strong></p>

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