India: Hindutva's student outfit ABVP threatens two Christian schools, forces one to close in Hazaribagh

Indian Express, April 22, 2015

Hazaribagh police on Tuesday detained 16 activists of the RSS-affiliated ABVP for minor vandalism outside two town-based Christian schools, forcing one of them to be closed for the day. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad was unhappy that Holy Cross and St. Xavier's, CBSE-affiliated, were open despite an education bandh call by the organisation. However, only two of the 18 private educational institutions were attacked on Tuesday despite all the schools in the town being open on the day.

The Principal of Holy Cross said that once inside the campus, the ABVP's demands changed. "They wanted to know why we did not have a photo of Prime Minister Modi in the school, why we had a photo of St. Francis by no statues of Saraswati. They accused us of receiving money from London," said Sr. Clerita D'Mello.

Holy Cross had to end teaching for the day and send students home. "They kicked open doors, broke a few flower pots and demanded that the school be emptied in 15 minutes. By then, our children had started crying in classrooms," said the Principal.

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