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A government school teacher in Bihar has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly telling students in his class "nobody should vote for Modi", an official said on Sunday (May 19) as per news agency PTI.
The teacher, Harendra Rajak has been booked for the violation of election Model Code of Conduct, after an FIR was lodged by the district education officer, said Muzaffarpur SSP Rakesh Kumar.
DEO Ajay Kumar Singh pointed out that family members of a number of students of the government secondary school at Amrakh in Kurhani block have informed about the teacher’s conduct.
According to a report in The Times of India, DEO said, "a written complaint was submitted by the family members that children were being told by the teacher that nobody should vote for Modi since foodgrains unfit for human consumption were being distributed under the free ration scheme."
Singh added, "a number of boys and girls from the class also confirmed that Rajak had been saying such things inside the classroom. Prima facie it was a violation of model code of conduct which forbids any government employee from trying to influence poll outcome by speaking for or against any political party. Hence, the FIR was lodged against the teacher for needful action," quoted TOI.
Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Hajipur, Sitamarhi, and Saran Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar will go to polls on Monday. The counting of votes will take place on 4 June.
The teacher, Harendra Rajak has been booked for the violation of election Model Code of Conduct, after an FIR was lodged by the district education officer, said Muzaffarpur SSP Rakesh Kumar.
DEO Ajay Kumar Singh pointed out that family members of a number of students of the government secondary school at Amrakh in Kurhani block have informed about the teacher’s conduct.
According to a report in The Times of India, DEO said, "a written complaint was submitted by the family members that children were being told by the teacher that nobody should vote for Modi since foodgrains unfit for human consumption were being distributed under the free ration scheme."
Singh added, "a number of boys and girls from the class also confirmed that Rajak had been saying such things inside the classroom. Prima facie it was a violation of model code of conduct which forbids any government employee from trying to influence poll outcome by speaking for or against any political party. Hence, the FIR was lodged against the teacher for needful action," quoted TOI.
Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Hajipur, Sitamarhi, and Saran Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar will go to polls on Monday. The counting of votes will take place on 4 June.
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