INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to the Haryana government asking if parents of school children are "engaged in any unclean occupation", the state government has decided to
government in Delhi has changed it immediately
We have rejected, we have deleted the total document and we have changed this," Mr Sharma said
He then read out the sentence that was included in the document
"Occupations involved in cleaning and prone to health hazards," he read, adding, "we have totally changed that sentence."The 100-point
admission form also asked whether parents have any genetic disorder, along with a long list.Mr Sharma, however, defended other questions
which asked parents about their income tax details, the caste status of their children and whether the children were born with genetic
defects.Parents said that asking details of religion and caste is appalling
"If parents come from different religions, like Hindu and Sikh marriages are common in the region, what religion will the child mention
Moreover, why do they need bank account details of the student" a harassed parent in Gurugram asked.Opposition Congress accused the state's
BJP government and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of "racial and religious profiling"
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted, "Khattar Govt does it again
Students labelled as 'untouchables' their parents occupation as 'unclean'
Height of insanity is the kind of pvt info of parents being sought
Calling vocation of parents unclean is absurd.When questioned, private school authorities, in their communication to parents, made it clear
that the information was being sought by the state education department and not by the school.
