In Madhya Pradesh, an English-medium school has been accused of doing religious conversion of female students on their school transfer certificates (TCs). The parents of the female students have protested to the Madhya Pradesh State Child Rights Protection Commission against the school. Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh, the game of religious conversion was being played under the garb of a pharmacy. Hindu organisations have complained about this.
Two Hindu students of the Good Shepherd English Medium School in Damoh have alleged that their transfer certificates read their religion as “Christianity” instead of Hinduism. According to the students, they are having difficulty obtaining admission to a new school due to the school administration’s error. The parents of the students have submitted a written complaint to the State Child Rights Protection Commission regarding the matter.
The commission took cognisance of the matter and sent a letter to the District Magistrate directing them to take action. In a letter to the collector, Madhya Pradesh Child Rights Protection Commission Chairman Dravindra More stated that Ravi Shankar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district, has filed a complaint alleging that the Good Shepherd School incorrectly listed his two daughters’ religion as Christian rather than Hindu on their transfer certificates.
The letter states that Ravi Shankar’s family is Hindu, and he has also displayed a Scheduled Caste certificate. The Commission has voiced concern that the school may have surreptitiously changed the religion of the two female students on their documents. Upon receiving the Commission’s letter, the Collector has ordered an inquiry.
It is pertinent to recall that this school has earlier faced similar charges. The Good Shepherd School was investigated by the commission and departmental team on the 17th of February and 15 of March this year. Neither the school administration nor the education department were present at this time. During the inspection, several shocking details emerged. Based on this, the commission sent a letter and directed the competent authority to take action.
Conversion racket operating under the garb of a dispensary
Hindu organisations in Balod, Chhattisgarh, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, have claimed that conversions are taking place under the pretence of a bogus dispensary. They claim that this facility is being run without a licence and that a conversion racket is operating from here. CMHO Mahesh Suryavanshi stated that the clinic has been given three days to respond; otherwise, action will be taken.
EHP dispensary has been in operation at Sanjay Nagar, Dondilohara, for a long time and is run by a married couple Manoj Sahu and Yamini Sahu. Dondilohara BJP leaders have asked the Dondilohara SDM to file a criminal case against the EHP dispensary.
Hindu organisations claim that unlawful prayer gatherings are organised in every area and that people are being persuaded to convert. After receiving the letter, SDM Shivnath Baghel contacted the CMHO and sought an investigation. Mahesh Suryavanshi stated that if the response is not received within the specified time frame, action will be taken under the Nursing Home Act 2010.
A TV9 Bharatvarsh report says that VHP Dondilohara district president Balram Gupta accused the clinic of operating a conversion racket under the garb of a clinic. He stated that clinic operator Manoj Sahu and his wife Yamini Sahu have already been accused of holding unlawful prayer meetings at their house under the pretence of a clinic. This case is now under investigation by police.
