BJP leader following the Kalma row has underlined that one cannot force religion on anybody. The remarks came after a teacher allegedly assigned Islamic religious practices as homework to a Hindu student in Hyderabad.
As per reports, a teacher who was sacked Thursday allegedly gave a class 2 child in Hyderabad a homework of reading the Kalima and Surah Fatiha. The parents also gave a statement against the teacher highlighting that the issue was resolved.
“Should those Hindu students always study in fear? My sole question today to Telangana government is what legal action would you want to take on the school for not committing to the constitutional rules and regulations? We all know under fundamental rights that you cannot force any religion on anybody. That was second class kid,” Madhavi Latha, who was detained at Hyderabad airport and not allowed to visit the parents of the student, the BJP MLA from Hyderabad said.
“What is very important is the land should follow the constitution. The land should ensure that these institutions bloody well follow. Now, I would ask the same teacher. Now, I will ask the same school. Now, you start reading Bhagavad Gita. Will they keep quiet? So, what is the solution? This is not the solution, right? The solution is a Hindu kid getting their right? Can’t Hindu children go to their schools and happily study and come out without any fear? No Muslim kid is forced. So, it’s an institutional issue,” Latha, who unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, said.
A legal notice has been issued to the management in connection to the school teacher.