Supreme Court has slammed the Uttar Pradesh Government over their reaction on the incident of a UP school where a school teacher asked his students to slap Muslim classmates. The matter has been adjourned till October 30 and the govt is directed to file a compliance report on the same..
New Delhi: An incident from Uttar Pradesh was brought to light where a school teacher in a school in Muzzafarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, had asked the students of the class to slap their classmate because he was a Muslim. The Supreme Court of India has now expressed serious concern over the issue and has slammed the Uttar Pradesh Government for not dealing with the matter in the way it should have been dealt with. The apex court has said that if the allegations are true and the incident actually took place, the state government’s conscience should be shaken.
Supreme Court Slams UP Government
Supreme Court says there cannot be any quality education if a student is sought to be penalised only on the grounds that he belongs to a particular community. The court has also slammed the Uttar Pradesh government saying that the manner in which the incident has happened should shake the conscience of the State. The case has been adjourned till October 30, 2023 .
SC Orders Investigation Under Senior IPS Officer
Supreme Court directs that investigation into the incident where a school student was slapped by classmates on instructions of a teacher in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, should be supervised by a senior IPS officer nominated by the State. Senior officer to file a report before the Supreme Court. Along with this, the apex court directs the State to ensure proper counselling is provided to the victim by a professional counsellor and also to the students who were dictated to take part in the incident. Court says the State cannot expect the child to continue in the same school.
What Was The Incident?
A video clip when viral on social media in which the accused teacher, Tripta Tyagi was asking students of her class to slap one of the students’ classmate who was a seven-year-old Muslim boy. According to the video, students took turn to slap the student while he kept crying; the teacher was also heard asking the students to hit the Muslim boy hard. A case has been registered against the teacher and she justified the action by saying that it was a ‘minor issue’. The student denied the communal angles and said that she had asked the students to slap the kid because he had not done his homework. The victim’s father has said that even though he will not press any charges against the school, he will not send his son to that school anymore. A Child Welfare Committee also counselled the child and his parents.