Discrimination in school, told Dalit children – ‘Take away your food’
Dalit children studying in primary school in Chitrakoot are discriminated against. A video of the treatment of children has surfaced, in which a Dalit child is accusing the cook of untouchability.
Chitrakoot
Published: August 07, 2022 02:01:07 pm
Dalit children studying in primary school in Chitrakoot are discriminated against. A video of the treatment of children has surfaced, in which a Dalit child is accusing the cook of untouchability. A Dalit caste boy studies in the composite school of Raipurwa in Shivrampur area. His video was made by the school staff, Rama Srivas. In the video she is asking the child whether you are considered contagion by the cook. On which the boy says that we are given food from afar. On going near, the cook says go away and take food. After the matter went viral on social media, Principal of Composite School Bhola Singh said that there is a dispute going on between cook Sunita Patel and hostess Rama Srivas. The dispute is about washing the plate.
File Photo of Government School Children
Accused of making videos by luringBhola Singh said that there is a dispute between the hostess and the cook over washing the plate. It is alleged that the cook asks the hostess to wash her plate herself. The reason for this is that he is an SC. According to Bhola Singh, Rama Shrivas, after being upset with this fact, made such a video by luring the children and made it viral on social media. The information of which came to the Block Education Officer of the Education Department. On the other hand, Block Education Officer Nagesh Prasad Singh has denied such allegations. He says that the kind of situation shown in the video is not like that in the school. The father of the hostess Rama Shrivas was the headmaster of a primary school under Manikpur tehsil area, who died suddenly. Due to which Rama was appointed as a hostess on the compassion of Srivasa.
Complaint for removal of hostess Rama Srivas
Chef Sumita Patel, refusing the allegations against her, said that Rama Shrivas cooks mid-day meals in the school. After this, she asks to wash the plate. Threatening to refuse. Four days ago, a complaint was made to the Basic Education Officer about the hostess. On this matter, village head Vijay Singh and SSC President Prakash Singh say that the hostess is dissolving the poison of casteism in Rama Shriwas Vidyalaya. Due to which the environment of the village is getting spoiled. If it is not removed from the school, then it will affect the children studying in the school.
On the other hand, hostess Rama Srivas refuted the allegations against her and said that the cook does not wash her plate due to untouchability. Complaint was made to the District Basic Education Officer, the Block Education Officer came there to investigate and the matter was hushed up. Ever since the issue of untouchability happened, I did not get along with the staff and I was harassed a lot due to untouchability in the school.
