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Karnataka: Hindu groups object to namaz in government school, authorities order inquiry

Scroll | 24/01/2022 04:50 PM | Click to read full article

The district administration in Karnataka’s Kolar district has ordered an inquiry into claims that a government school allowed Muslim students to offer prayers in a classroom, The New Indian Express reported on Sunday.

Hindu organizations held protests against the head of Mulbagal Someswara Palaya Bale Changappa Government Kannada Model Higher Primary School. She reportedly allowed 20 students to offer prayers on Friday afternoons in a vacant classroom.

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