Muslim Teacher In Bihar Thrashed For Not Saying 'Vande Mataram' On Republic Day
A Muslim teacher in
Bihar’s Katihar was thrashed because he refused to say ‘Vande Mataram’ after a
flag hoisting ceremony on Republic Day. A video of the
incident, went viral on social media on Wednesday. Afzal Hussain
told ANI that it was against his belief “to worship Bharat”
and said that even the Constitution did not require citizens to say ‘vande
Mataram’.
Katihar:Scuffle
broke out when a primary school teacher Afzal Hussain refused to sing 'Vande
Mataram' on Jan 26;Hussain says,"We worship Allah & Vande Mataram
means 'vandana'(worship) of Bharat which is against our belief.Constitution
doesn't say it's necessary to sing it".#Bihar
Hussain said he could
have lost his life because of the incident. ANI reported that District Education Officer
Dinesh Chandra Dev has said he did not receive any complaints about the
incident.
“Had we got any such
information, an investigation would have been done. But till now we have not
got any such complaint,” the ANI report quoted Dev as saying. ..
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