Students object to teacher raising anti-national slogans

Students and staff of a local college here have taken strong exception to a teacher raising anti-national slogans and demanded stern action in this regard.

The teacher had on October 20 raised anti-national and pro-Pakistan slogans while students were taking part in the "Swachch Bharat Abhiyan" and had abstained from work since then, Chaudhary Madev Singh College principal Dharamvir Singh said.

Students staged a strong protest today raising slogans and demanded stern action, he said, adding the teacher has been removed from work.

Punnuganj police station in-charge Abrar Ahmed said action will be taken after conducting an inquiry.

VHP leader Vipin Srivastava and some others have demanded lodging of a case of treason.